There are more unsaved people in the organized church than there is outside of it. The reason being is that they can't live by faith because they don't have faith. Paul said that, "The Just Shall Live By Faith" Romans 1:17. Living by a religion or by laws, rules and commandments is NOT living by faith. It is just the opposite of living by faith. If you have to go to church every Sunday in order to maintain your salvation, you are not living by faith.
Paul said to the Galatians, "You observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain" Galatians 4:10,11.
The Gospel gives us freedom from religion. Jesus said, "If the Son has made you free, you shall be free indeed" John 8:36. Christianity is not a religion of laws and rules. Christianity is about being free "In Christ" and having freedom from religion. The purpose of religion is to bring you into subjection of the law and to squash the Spirit. There is no freedom in religion. You must, you must, you must, or you are anathema.
Every church or religion has its by laws, if you don't follow those laws you are out. Some churches or religions demand that you tithe. If you don't tithe your out. The whole idea is to keep you under the law so that they can control you. This is the exact thing that Paul taught against.
The Gospel and justification by faith makes us free from the law and religion. If we are justified by faith that means that we have been justified by Christ.
Paul wrote, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1.
The reason that we have peace with God is because this is God's way of us being saved and justified. It is not the way of religion. Religion's way of being justified is the way of religion, which means that you must do something or become something in order to be justified. In the Gospel Jesus is the justifier, Romans 3:26. Jesus justifies us by doing for us that which we cannot do for ourselves. Jesus in our name and on our behalf fulfills God's holy law and atones for our sins. Because of the doing and the dying of Jesus we stand before God's holy court as complete "In Christ" Colossians 2:10. No religion needed.
Paul said to the Galatians, "You observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain" Galatians 4:10,11.
The Gospel gives us freedom from religion. Jesus said, "If the Son has made you free, you shall be free indeed" John 8:36. Christianity is not a religion of laws and rules. Christianity is about being free "In Christ" and having freedom from religion. The purpose of religion is to bring you into subjection of the law and to squash the Spirit. There is no freedom in religion. You must, you must, you must, or you are anathema.
Every church or religion has its by laws, if you don't follow those laws you are out. Some churches or religions demand that you tithe. If you don't tithe your out. The whole idea is to keep you under the law so that they can control you. This is the exact thing that Paul taught against.
The Gospel and justification by faith makes us free from the law and religion. If we are justified by faith that means that we have been justified by Christ.
Paul wrote, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1.
The reason that we have peace with God is because this is God's way of us being saved and justified. It is not the way of religion. Religion's way of being justified is the way of religion, which means that you must do something or become something in order to be justified. In the Gospel Jesus is the justifier, Romans 3:26. Jesus justifies us by doing for us that which we cannot do for ourselves. Jesus in our name and on our behalf fulfills God's holy law and atones for our sins. Because of the doing and the dying of Jesus we stand before God's holy court as complete "In Christ" Colossians 2:10. No religion needed.