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| Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church |
Some teachers of Christianity require members to adhere to strict man-made rules about clothing, obligatory rituals, religious titles, ban certain foods or drinks, ban dancing, cars with any color other than black, ownership of a television or radio and other burdensome obligations. That was the kind of religion that Judeans had under the scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:1-12). All this gives outsiders the impression that Christianity must be a harsh religion. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is our interpretations of the Bible that are often harsh, not Christianity. The religion taught by Jesus Christ, when rightly interpreted is free and generous. The faith taught by the founder of Christianity frees us from heavy, cumbersome loads. It is a religion of humility where the greatest among us are not those with grandiose titles but those who serve.
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