True Religion

                                                     James 1:27
                 "Pure religion  and undefiled before God and the Father is this"
                      "To visit the fatherless and widows in there affliction and"
                                "To keep himself unspotted from the world"
                               
         James has pictured the private life of the believer, he looks into the Word; describe his public life, and his practice of the Word.  The word "religious" means "the outward practice of religion."  The Bible nowhere calls the Christian faith  "a religion;"  it is a miracle, a new birth, a divine life.  "If any man imagines himself to be religious," says James,  "then let him prove it by the life he lives."
        What are the characteristics of pure religion?  They are:  self-control - a bridled tongue, love for others; and a clean life. The word  "visit"  in  (v27)  means  "care for;"  it suggest sacrificial care for those who are in need.  True religion is not a matter of forms and ceremonies; it is a matter of controlled tongue, sacrificial service, and a clean life.  So here is how I see it.  "Believing in Jesus Christ and accepting Him into you heart by faith"  and believing in  "The Living God"  that is True Christian Faith!  Your religion is how you act before God and how you conduct you self in this world.

                                             May God Bless You
                                              And Your Families

                                                             Minister: Robert A. Lail
                                                              The Cross Life Ministry