Thereby most of the Christian religion is based on willful ignorance. If we do not know God’s Word, if we do not seek to do God’s will, we thereby make up our own religion, based upon what we think is acceptable and will be received by the God of heaven. Then we are also out on our own, without the sanction of heaven.

Nothing new here — the Jews in the days of Jesus and the apostles had done the exact same thing.

Romans 10:1 – 3:

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they, being ignorant of God’s righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.”

So not much has changed.

This leads to a primary question for examination: Did Israel lack a pattern? Did they not have the Law of Moses, the same books from which we have read in these essays? It should be obvious that today’s denominations are in no different situation. Do they not possess a pattern? They each have the same books to reference and study. The pattern is still around and it has not changed. Yet, collectively we are mostly ignorant of it, and then have gone about seeking to establish our own righteousness. We have therefore, for the greater part, not submitted ourselves to the righteousness of God.

This entry was posted on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 under Biblical Studies.