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🕊️ Jesus Wasn’t Religious

 

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I didn’t meet Jesus through a preacher. I wasn’t led by a church bulletin, a five-step plan, or a long list of dos and don’ts.
 I met Him through one simple moment:

“If you put your trust in this Guy, He can open a door big enough to drive a train through sideways.”

That’s what the man said when he handed me a Bible. Then he told me not to ask him anything about it.
 Looking back now, I understand why.
 That moment wasn’t about him — it was about Jesus.

⚠️ The Problem with Religion

One of the most surprising things I discovered when I opened that Bible was that Jesus had a problem with religious people. Not the broken. Not the poor. Not the ones with a past. But the ones who looked the part but didn’t know the heart of God.

He called them out for loving attention, making rules they didn’t follow, burdening people with shame, and turning relationship with God into a performance.

“Do not be like the hypocrites..." – Jesus (Matthew 6:5)
 “You load people down with burdens you won’t lift a finger to help carry.” – Jesus (Luke 11:46)
 “You make the word of God of no effect by your traditions.” – Jesus (Mark 7:13)

That’s Jesus talking. And it still applies today.

✝️ Jesus Didn’t Come to Start a Religion

He didn’t come to create Christianity—with its labels, institutions, and cultural performances. He came to bring something much greater: the Kingdom of God.

A Kingdom where captives are set free, the broken are healed, the outcast is welcomed, and the will of God is done on earth as it is in heaven.

🕊️ Religion Burdens — Jesus Sets Free

I think we’ve gotten used to handing people lists instead of life. We tell them what not to wear, what not to listen to, and what not to ask. But Jesus said,

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

He didn’t say “Get it together and then come.” He said, “Come… and I’ll take care of the rest.”

❤️ What Jesus Is Really Like

If you’ve been burned by religion… if you’ve been shamed, silenced, or made to feel like you’ll never measure up, I want you to know:

That wasn’t Jesus. That was the system He came to set you free from.

He’s not here to control you. He’s here to restore you.
 He’s not impressed by performance. He’s drawn to honesty.
 He doesn’t hand out rulebooks. He extends His hand and says, “Follow Me.”

✨ Come as You Are — and Come to the King

You don’t need to clean yourself up first. You don’t need to know all the answers. You just need to know who to trust.

And if you trust this Guy — Jesus — He really can open a door big enough to drive a train through sideways.

I’ve seen it. I’m living it. And I’m inviting you into it too.

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