Religion or faith? (complete list)

The best way to celebrate Christmas is to improve our relations, with God and between man.  By is coming, Jesus wanted to re-establish relationship between man and God, and also permit us to have healthy and holly relationship between us.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Here is some thoughts that summarize the difference that may exist between religion and faith.  In a society that is constantly influenced by religion and that question its purpose, it is important that everyone understand that religion can do things, take actions or express itself in ways that have nothing to do with faith.  As a christian believer, this faith is the result of a relation and not of religion.

I hope that these thoughts, will help you understand the difference that exist between religion and faith.  It is not that there cannot be a healthy religion, but it may only be directed by faith.  When I will speak of religion here, as opposing faith, it will be to speak about this religion that do not consider faith.

May God bless you.

1 – In religion I turn to man, in faith I turn to God.

2- Religion is assurance of war by man, faith is assurance of peace by God.

3- Religion is seen on the outside, faith is expressed in the inside.

4- Without symbols religion as not support, without faith symbols have no meaning.

5- Religion is imposing itself, faith is asked for.

6- Religion is a scream hurting the ears, faith is music to the heart.

7- Religion cannot be explained by scholars, faith can be presented by ignorants.

8- Religion wants to be triumphant, faith want to be radiant.

9- Religion darkens history, faith enlighten the world.

10- You must fight for religion, you can only defend you faith.

11- Religion uses man to speak to God, God uses faith to speak to man.

12- Religion wants to convince, faith enlighten.

13- Religion relies on the law, faith relies on love.

14- Religion hurts, faith heals.

15- Religion closes doors on earth, faith opens the door of heaven.

16- In religion you make a sacrifice for yourself, but faith makes a sacrifice for others.

17- We are enslaved by religion, we are freed by faith.

18- Religion uses a physical sword to hurt people, faith uses a spiritual sword (that is the Word of God) to bring goodness to people.

19- We are imprisoned by religion, we are freed by faith.

20- I can die without religion, I cannot live without faith.

21- Religion is for those who think they are strong, faith is for those who know they are weak.

22- Religion is the opium of the masses (Karl Marx), faith is the desintoxicator of the individual.

23- Faith makes us see the invisible good, religion makes us blind to the visible evil.

24- Through religion man wants to get closer to God, through faith man know that he is now in presence of God, who Himself first got closer to man.