The Color of Christianity

"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28)

There is a religion called Christianity and there is a faith called Christianity.

The religious version comes from the world and as such, embraces many of the world's traditions and pagan customs. Such as? Such as its two most celebrated holidays in Christmas and Easter that have pagan roots.

Some of the worldly deceptions embraced by Christianity the religion include evolution that is increasingly taught as fact by a growing number of churches, and ecumenism, an unbiblical and universal view that claims all religions are valid and lead to heaven.

The faith version of Christianity bases its worldview upon God's revelation in the Bible rather than upon man's interpretation of God's revelation.

For example, the Bible reveals that God created the earth and all life forms in six literal days (Genesis 1) while the Roman Catholic Church debunks the Bible by claiming that life evolved over millions of years.

The faith version of Christianity reveals that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and eternal life (John 14:6) while the religious version teaches that Christ is just one of many ways to heaven.

The faith version of Christianity also teaches that salvation is a free gift from God that cannot be earned (Ephesians 2:8-9) while the religious version promotes good works as essential for salvation and eternal life.

And the faith version of Christianity teaches us that when we are born again in Jesus Christ, we become a new creation: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)

What does that mean? That means that all of us who are reborn into eternal life by faith in Christ are equal and the same no matter where we come from, our ethnic backgrounds or our skin color. The ground at the cross is always level.

And when we look at other people, we see only human beings created in the image of a Holy God. We no longer see the things that once divided us by skin color, ethnicity, religion etc.

That's the beauty of true Christianity--the fact that we are all equal in God's eyes no matter who we are or where we come from.

As the apostle Paul so aptly wrote nearly 2,000 years ago: "That if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes in Him will never be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord over all and richly blesses all who call upon His name. (Romans 10:9-12)

And that's the color of Christianity--transparency. No hidden agendas; no folks who are better than others and no strings attached to the gospel. 

What a mighty and awesome God we serve.