Faith in Action
We live in an age when religion is looked down upon. People will say they aren't into organized religion or they are about relationship not religion. Some will even criticize the results that have stemmed from the misuse of religion. The Bible speaks to this idea and calls that religion vain. The issue is not religion, but rather an adherence to that religion absent a relationship with the God who instituted the things that make up the practice of our religion.
This two part topic will look at the ways we can no if a person has a genuine relationship with God or not. Particularly in this message, the focus is on how someone who can't control what they say should question if their relationship with Jesus is intact. A life devoted to Jesus will be forever changed and will speak and behave differently