tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post6253622860739180487..comments2023-10-31T11:52:47.523-04:00Comments on G.I. Joe's Wife: Religion vs. FaithSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16524398204443659883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post-47058025851196035172011-03-16T18:49:21.494-04:002011-03-16T18:49:21.494-04:00Great post. So many people think faith and religio...Great post. So many people think faith and religion are the same thing. Religion makes it far to easy for people to feel holy and hide behind the institution and it's beliefs, without actually making a personal relationship with the Lord.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220579790177959992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post-14904309852456154402011-03-16T15:58:56.512-04:002011-03-16T15:58:56.512-04:00So true. Religious activity is not saving. Like th...So true. Religious activity is not saving. Like the Bible says, we can follow all the rules, perform miracles and give all our money to the poor, but if it doesn't come from love for God (and for others) it's worthless. That's one of my burdens for several of my friends caught in religious traps. In the same way, claiming faith without corresponding works is dead. Only through walking through the Scriptures can we learn how to maintain that balance.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116405895683599572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post-74410380011364152892011-03-16T14:38:23.243-04:002011-03-16T14:38:23.243-04:00Great post, girl. Thanks for sharing. I'll b...Great post, girl. Thanks for sharing. I'll be praying that this touches some hearts.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200080391601285593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post-15645824704015994712011-03-16T11:53:18.482-04:002011-03-16T11:53:18.482-04:00I agree that faith is essential to salvation but I...I agree that faith is essential to salvation but I think it is a mistake to think that faith and relgion are mutually exclusive. Religion is the vehicle in which faith is expressed and therefore I believe it IS important. The Pharisees had empty religion that wasn't back up by what was in their heart. If someone goes to church, prays, is baptized, takes communion, celebrates Lent/Advent/Christmas/Easter, participates in Bible studies, participates in service projects, etc (all acts of religion), because of their faith then those things become deep and meaningful not only to that person but to people around them. If those things are done out of being a rule follower than that is equivalent to the Pharisees.It goes along with the idea that faith without works is dead. If we just have faith and never particiate in the Christian community (which is religion) then it doesn't mean anything. I think the idea that religious people aren't saved is not really a fair statement because there are a lot of religious people with great faith. I know many of them personally. Their relgion deepens their faith. Just my two cents on the subject!SaraLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227646689220182872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814740137597406278.post-80603970265884414152011-03-16T07:28:42.752-04:002011-03-16T07:28:42.752-04:00What a great post and a down to earth explanation ...What a great post and a down to earth explanation for a tough subject. <br /><br />Faith vs religion has always been a big one for me. I'm Catholic, and grew up loving the traditions and structure of the Church. But even as a kid, it was easy to see that some people become so wrapped up in the "institution" that it drowns out the faith side. I had a wonderful teacher in middle school who was a nun with the most tremendous faith. She told us to remember that the prayers, traditions, and "trappings" of Christianity were a man-made way of focusing on faith, not evidence of faith in and of themselves.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670157414339809274noreply@blogger.com