Religion lies to a believer. It has hidden motives and attempts to instruct believers through laws and works. Religion tells believers God only works through a church which is an outright myth. Religion wants to strangle you but God wants to set you free.
The gift of salvation comes from the unconditional love of Christ and faith in His promises. Salvation comes without rules or the requirement to appease God through keeping laws or doing works.
Salvation sets you free to walk with the Living Christ. The Christ follower draws near to God by seeking the will of Jesus above all else.
The example in the Bible explaining this principle is Abraham. He had two sons. One son came from a bondwoman; the other son came from a freewoman. Hagar gave Abraham a son through the flesh; Sarah gave Abraham a son from God.
The law is composed of weak and beggarly elements. No one has ever been able to keep the laws of God. This is why God shattered the laws and replaced them with Christ.
God desires for you to live in the liberty of Christ. If you attempt to live with Jesus through laws you have fallen away from the love of God and faith in Jesus which brings His righteousness.
Religion is built on instructing believers to keep laws. This will bring condemnation and failure because nothing will change you except faith in Jesus.
The starting point is to make a decision to live for Jesus by faith and seek His will for your life. Pay attention because this decision will seal you with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and your freedom from religion.
The Holy Spirit will teach you the truths of God unvarnished by religion. He enables you to walk in oneness with Jesus and hear His voice.
The Holy Spirit will give you a new belief system built on the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Jesus died on the Cross to shatter religion and the violations of the laws. He wants to give you an abundant life and the freedom of the Cross.
Hal Hollister Ministry 