Losing religion

Friends,

Are you caught up in the routine and ritual of a religious life? Do you seek the comfort of fancy robes, fancy clothes, and predictable format for worship? Are the traditions of some institution never challenged? Do titles and credentials of certain men impress you?

But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
Hebrews 9:11, NKJV

Sisters and brothers, Christ's actions at Calvary ended all of the sacrifices and rituals described in the Torah. They were meant as reminders for God's people that they had not been perfectly holy - as God is holy; that the wages of sin is death - and those wages must be paid; and that God always provides for His people - as He has from the days of Abraham through the present day.

But we no longer need the reminder. We have no requirement for something that represents what God will do. For the LORD has actually done it. So those traditions should have passed away ... along with the fancy "tabernacles," the fancy robes, the fancy clothes and formulaic and mechanical worship.

We should not demand those things from ourselves. Pastors and other leaders should absolutely not demand them from the congregations.

The perfect time, place and way of worship is simple.

It is now.
It is where you are.
It is in spirit and truth.

Be encouraged, Jose