" But woe unto you, scribes and pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men: For you neither go in yourselves, neither do you allow those who were entering to go in" - Matthew 23:13
Have you ever wondered why JESUS was so angry with so many of the religious leaders of his day? Have you ever wondered why JESUS went into the temple on two occasions and drove all the people out; reminding them that His Father's house was to be a house of prayer?
Have you ever wondered why JESUS was born as a humble kid through a miracle virgin birth to a poor family? Have you ever wondered why he was crucified for not doing anything wrong?
The mission of JESUS has always been to save people from their sins and to make GOD accessible to man. That mission has driven all the things that JESUS did. His humble beginning to his horrible crucifixion and glorious resurrection, yelling at religious leaders and eating dinner with the sinful; it was all done to make GOD accessible to man. I think that it is worth giving some thought to. GOD is accessible to us. We can talk with him, get to know him, we can have a real relationship with him. GOD is accessible.
If this is true, then why don't more people know GOD? Why is there so much confusion about who GOD is and what he is all about? There are a several reasons, but in interest of avoiding a long blog I want to mention one
The reason people do not experience accessibility to GOD is religion. This is why JESUS was so upset with the religion of his day. So many horrible things have been done through religion. The sad thing is that GOD'S name gets dragged through the mud as a result.
This will be a great obstacle for us to overcome as we travel to France to share the news that GOD is accessible. For you see, the people of France have seen religion, they have been wronged by it, turned away by it, and even bored by it. Sadly, they have come to associate JESUS with religion. Now that I think of it, it is that way here in the U.S. too. JESUS is about relationships and accessibility to GOD. JESUS is not about religion. It really makes intellectual sense. If GOD is real, and he created us, and he offered his Son to save us from our sins; then it is logical that he would want us to enjoy really knowing him.
That my friend is what this quest to France is all about. Our mission is to share that GOD is real. That we need to forget about the religious path and realize that GOD is accessible to us. Not only that, but he wants us to come and get to know him. He will be our GOD and we will be his people. No strings or religion attached.
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