Is there a difference between faith and religion? If so, what is the difference, and which is better than the other? We reflect on the difference between these two very important concepts for Christian living.
Isaiah 29:13 The Lord said, “These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts are somewhere else. Their religion is nothing but human rules and traditions, which they have simply memorized.
James 1:27 [Full Chapter] What God the Father considers to be pure and genuine religion is this: to take care of orphans and widows in their suffering and to keep oneself from being corrupted by the world.
I feel like faith is more like you KNOW for a fact that a higher being is up there. Religion is using scriptures(bibles with upmost respect) or other ways to get to that stage of knowing god. But spirituality also leads to the same destination, just without the groups/tribalism
Nice definitions, but Paul said words aren’t enough, there must be a demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit. This shows up consistently and demonstrably in Holy living. By the way, the Bible does not command Christians to attend church at least once per week. We are to find ways to gather together for mutual encouragement in the Holy Spirit. Thus is far different from the notion that our traditions or marketing schemes are necessary to preserve faith. Far from it, faith in Jesus Christ, being a gift of God’s grace, has weathered every insult that mere Christianity has leveled against it.
Excellent commentary. Thank you. "...nothing shall be impossible to you if you have faith. And now I give you a commandment which shall be for a covenant between you and Me - that ye have faith; that your faith be steadfast as a rock that no storms can move, that nothing can disturb, and that it endure through all things even to the end. ... As ye have faith so shall your powers and blessings be. This is the balance - this is the balance - this is the balance." ~ Baha'i Faith
