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What Does the Bible Say?

What Does the Bible Say?

Is religion man-made?

SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE that religion is a human invention; others think that God uses religion to help people draw close to him. What do you think?

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

There is a “religion that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father.” (James 1:27, footnote) Pure, or true, religion comes from God.

WHAT ELSE WE LEARN FROM THE BIBLE

  • To please God, a religion must be based on Bible truth.​—John 4:23, 24.

  • Religions based on human ideas are futile.​—Mark 7:7, 8.

Is it necessary to belong to a religion?

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

  • Yes

  • No

  • It depends

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

“Let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works, not forsaking our meeting together.” (Hebrews 10:24, 25) God wants his worshippers to gather as an organized group.

WHAT ELSE WE LEARN FROM THE BIBLE