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When the apostle Paul was in Athens he made an interesting observation. He said “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One who you worship with.out knowing, Him I proclaim to you” (Acts 27: 22, 23). Paul attested to the fact that they were very religious people. However, he also made it clear that simply being religious is not what pleases God. God does not want you to simply be religious, He wants your religion to be pure and right. James, the brother of Jesus, taught that religion can be useless if it is not pure and undefiled (James 1: 26, 27). So how is your religion? Let me encourage you to make sure, not only that you are religious, but also that your religion is pure.
Garrett Bookout
Northwest church of Christ
Lawton, OK