By Dan Maines

What religion is correct?

How many different religions are there? Google told me 4200 religions. Everyone can't be right. Most religions teach that everyone else is going to Hell except them. Someone must be wrong.

Some believe that salvation is found only in their Church. Others teach that you're going to Hell if you're not in there church. Some teach that their the only true way to Heaven. Some teach that Sunday keepers are of the devil. Some believe that Jesus was Michael, the archangel. That is a demonic teaching, not found in the Scriptures. Jesus always was, is, and always will be Almighty God. Some deny the deity of Jesus. (that Jesus is God Almighty) Some are identified as a cult. Some require their followers to keep the Sabbath, tithe and live according to the Scriptures in order to get to Heaven.

The Bible is extremely clear that Jesus is the ONLY way to Heaven (John 14:6; Acts 4:10-12). So who is correct? Which way is the right way? Hear me out. I'll show you the truth. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible says the blood of Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation. Rather than bash every religion out there, Jesus commanded us in John 5:39 to search the scriptures. This is where the solid answers are found. The Word of God is more than a Book, it's our life.

There is no religion that is 100 percent correct. In fact, religion is man's interpretation of the scriptures. God never told us to join a religion. That's right! There's not one verse in the entire Bible that instructs us to join a religion, nor a denomination. If you reject religion and search the scriptures as Jesus instructed, then you cannot be deceived. The best way to expose the darkness is to shine the light of God's word. The bible is a lamp to show the way (Psalm 119:105). A lot of people claim faith in Christ, but they may not be saved, because they have added something to their faith.

No religion is the correct religion. Jesus never started a Baptist Church, nor a Presbyterian Church. The Bible simply speaks of "the Church." The Body of Christ is composed of saved people, born-again people, from all around the world. There are Christians who are Methodist, and others who are Baptist; but it is NOT the religious denomination that gets them to Heaven. If all you ever do is have churchianity without Christianity, then you're in serious trouble when you die. Salvation is NOT found in any religion; but rather, in a Person, The Lord Jesus Christ! His kingdom is the church. We are in the body of Christ.

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 1 Corinthians 12:27

Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: John 1:12

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:32,36

Jesus spirituality did not revolve around a church building. When he was kicked out of all the synagogues he continued to preach in homes and on hillsides. The congregation, as far as he was concerned, was anyone he interacted with, believer or unbeliever, everyone was part of his church that he wanted to talk to and influence. And what Jesus taught was not how to congregate, not how to collect and spend church money, not how to sing, but how to treat each other with respect, how to overcome bitterness and hatred, how to tell the truth, and how to live a life of light in a dark world. These are things that are difficult to obey. It is much easier to show up for church and do a five point ritual than to examine one's heart and repent of bitterness.

I believe that a church is wherever two or more Christians happened to be gathered together, echoing Jesus words. "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." (Matthew 18:20)