Death To God

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Title: Death To God
Keywords: “kill” “leaders” “plot”

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Passage: Mark 14:1-2*

1. Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread was two days off; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth, and kill [Him;]

2. for they were saying, "Not during the festival, lest there be a riot of the people."

Questions

1. Does religion make people good?

 

2. Are religious leaders always right?

 

Practical help

There is a great deal of difference between being religious and loving God. Being religious is trying to win favor with God and impress man in our own way and in our own power. To truly love God requires that we relinquish control of our lives and follow Him.

But what happens when God, in disguise as a person or certain events, disrupts the religious person’s plans? Even worse, what if God exposes the religious person as a fraud or threatens the religious person’s lifestyle? Then for appearances sake, the religious person will do everything possible to eliminate God. We don’t like anyone getting in our way, even God. It’s just our nature; ironic, but true — and very common.

God is not in everyone who appears religious or good. Don’t blame every screwy action on the part of a religious person (or people) on God — especially when religious people (ministers, church deacons or elders, missionaries, etc.) are exposed as hypocrites dabbling in pornography.

The screwy actions that God is involved in are very obvious. He will be on the side of the weak and the helpless. He will confront sin. He will care about the lost and give His life for the least of them. So which are you? Are you religious or do you love God?

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*"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."