Who Are You Following?

Over the years I've heard various people say they don't do this or that because that's not what their church teaches.Things like, women can't cut their hair,wear make-up,wear slacks,or, they must have a head covering at all times.There are more but this is what readily comes to mind.For men it's things like, they can't have "long" hair,drink alcohol,play cards,dance.etc.I think you get the point,churches and denominations have their pet do's and don'ts.I find it interesting that churches who aggressively condemn drinking alcohol have no problem ignoring the fact that the majority of their congregation is in varying degrees of obesity,a deadly sin.I laugh when I hear others go on about men having long hair and women wearing slacks when most men wore robes and didn't have their hair trimmed about the ear lobes in biblical times.

Sadly,the sheep who make up the congregations simply follow the self-serving dictates of their churches for fear they will "not make it"(to heaven).I say to those folks two things: 1st, read your bibles,search the scriptures like a Berean and find out the truth.You'll more than likely discover that there is a contradiction in your church's doctrine and what you find in the bible.You see,God's Word,unlike far too many churches and ministers,has only one agenda, and that is to bring you into a relationship with Jesus.Second point,God knows your heart,He knows if you are following a certain church or clergyman's point of view out of fear of them, or, you are genuinely obeying Him through what you've read or heard in scripture.

Your salvation is a far too precious thing to leave in the hands of someone else.