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The Test of Authentic Religion

June 15th, 2007 at 8:52 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews

 Authentic religion is not a theology test.  It's a love test.

Oliver Thomas

Here's yet another good quote I got the other morning in my daily devotional email I get from "This Day's Thought."   I really like this one a lot and agree with it wholeheartedly.  Don't you?  Or do you?

If you don't, go back and read Scripture a bunch more and challenge this.  Read the gospels and Paul's letters to new Christians and I John.  Dwell on I Corinthians 13 for a while and ponder it's facets and characteristics in your heart.  Fall in love!

When Tom and I were married we printed up sheets on vellum like paper with I Corinthians 13 typed up as a poem to hand out to our 35 guests.  We started with I Corinthians 14:1 which says, "Follow the way of love."

I think I want to think about these things today.  About love being authentic religion.  And try to put that into practice in all I do today, how about you?  I don't know about you, but I want to pass the test!

Let me leave you with this today to think about.  Here's what we had on the handout sheet at our wedding when we married on my birthday 16 years ago:

                         THE WAY OF LOVE
I Corinthians
        14:1          Follow the way of love
        13:8          For love never fails--

        13:4          Be patient and kind,
                         Envy not,
                         And do not boast.
        13:5          Never be proud,
                         or rude,
                        And seek not your own.

                         Do not easily be angered
                         And keep no record of wrongs
        13:6          For love does not delight
                         in evil
                         But rejoices in the truth.

           13:7       Always protect,
                         Always trust,
                         Always hope,
                         And always persevere.

       13:13         Faith will become sight,
                         Hope will become promise,
                         There remains only love.

                            New International Version    

Y'all have a great day, hear?!  Cheers & Blessings to you all!  Dee      

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5 Responses to “The Test of Authentic Religion”

  1. on 15 Jun 2007 at 8:58 am   cwinwc

    Paul was quite the romantic. Thanks for the thoughts Dee.

  2. on 15 Jun 2007 at 9:10 am   Greg England

    Sixteen years later, you still have that perspective! Just don’t let the builders of your house take it away from you.

  3. on 15 Jun 2007 at 9:29 am   Bill

    Thanks for sharing these thoughts, Dee. When I read the title it made me think of James’ summary of religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless. Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers right back at you! -bill

  4. on 15 Jun 2007 at 10:32 am   Donna

    Thanks for these words today Dee…It amazes me how God uses people to speak to my aching heart…Thank you!

  5. on 16 Jun 2007 at 5:28 pm   Bobby Valentine

    Great post Dee.

    Shalom,
    Bobby Valentine

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