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NASB | James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:27 Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world. |
Bible Question:
More and more I hear believers in Christ denying that they are part of a "RELIGION"; Rather, they contend "I just love the Lord". What does that imply? |
Bible Answer: hopalong, James 1:27 tells us how God views true religion. Now with that said when we start talking about religion on a secular plain then we are talking about mans effort to bridge the gap between himself and God. Where as true Christianity is about what God did to bridge the gap, His son Jesus Christ. Christianity is a life style not a religion. In Him, lionheart |