![Colored pencil sketch of Jesus speaking to a modern-day group on a hillside to show faith, love and trust in God, as written in the God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God web site.](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gvr-faith-love-and-trust-in-God-gvr.png?fit=400%2C229&ssl=1)
God versus religion: faith, love and trust in God
Reflective Bible Study
I've been doing this for more than a dozen years now. And I've never actually written anything on what the site is about. It seemed obvious to me. And yet, I guess it really isn't obvious to everyone. Just like the Bible's not obvious to everyone. So now, here's God ...
![Dare mightier things - even more than Mars Perseverance Rover](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dare-mightier-things-water-color-gvr.png?fit=400%2C229&ssl=1)
Dare mightier things – even more than Mars Perseverance Rover
I just watched the landing of NASA's Perseverance on BBC. An amazing accomplishment. Katty and Christian were all excited about it. Everyone they interviewed was celebrating and grinning from ear to ear. As I was watching the people in NASA's control room, I couldn't help but notice some words on ...
![After reading Augustine quote on Christian faith, the question arises: What is faith? Blind? Circular logic? Or the truth?](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/faith-see-what-we-believe.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1)
What is faith? Blind? Circular logic? Or the truth?
The problem with faith - to believe or not to believe
What is faith? In this specific case, what is Christian faith? People have lots of ideas about that. Some think faith is blind. Others may think the reasoning behind Christian faith is circular logic. Others believe Christian faith is the truth ...
![Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber? - illustrated by a homeless person sleeping on a bench in an alley full of graffiti while a young boy plays with his toys on the same bench.](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/good-samaritan-1200-767.jpg?fit=400%2C256&ssl=1)
Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber?
We are one or the other
Are we the good Samaritan? Or the robber? We are all one or the other. There’s no saying that we’ve never been in the scenario Jesus painted. Because we’re in. Right now. Every. Single. one. of. us. Everyone! ...
![An old, run down church that's physically destroyed, but was ruined first because of the ways people in church destroy churches from the inside.](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/people-destroy-churches-gvr.png?fit=400%2C229&ssl=1)
Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside
There was a series on crosswalk.com earlier this year. 10 Ways We May Be Destroying Our Churches. Of course, there are more than ten. So, I borrowed the thought and called my series Ways people in church destroy churches from the inside ...
![An image of God appearing over a crowd of people praying, to illustrate: Psalm 33 - The Lord is our help and our shield](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/psalm-33-our-hope-and-our-shield-1.jpg?fit=400%2C229&ssl=1)
Psalm 33 – The Lord is our help and our shield
But, to help us do what?
The Psalm says, “We wait in hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield”. But what does that really mean? The Lord is our help and shield to do what, exactly? What’s the goal? And who/what are we shielded from? When you read the entire Psalm, it’s ...
![China bombed a megachurch in attempt to redefine Christianity](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/china-bombs-church-2.jpg?fit=400%2C309&ssl=1)
China bombed a megachurch in attempt to redefine Christianity
And it might affect you
Yes, you read that correctly. China bombed a megachurch. And the bombing was legal. It was part of their ongoing attempt to redefine Christianity and make it into a Communist China church that has nothing to do with Jesus ...
![Small fishing boats double as church under penalty of death](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/fishing-boat-350-233.jpg?fit=350%2C233&ssl=1)
Small fishing boats double as church under penalty of death
Do you love Jesus enough to do that?
Would you go to church in a boat? What about under penalty of death if you're caught? I wonder what I would do. What about you? Under what circumstances are we willing to attend any church under penalty of death? It's happening right now ...
![When governments redefine Christianity, who do its follower pray to - illustrated by a man praying to a giant statue of a question mark.](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Designer-2024-05-26T135057429.png?fit=400%2C229&ssl=1)
Can China and U.S. governments define a new Christianity?
Who gets to define religion? In our case, specifically, who gets to define the new Christianity? China passed a set of religious regulations about six years ago. I started to write about them a couple of times. It was never quite right though. I felt like the U.S., in some ...
![Why do rich people give their money away?](https://i0.wp.com/godversusreligion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/rich-man-giving-away-money-3-1200-1200.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)
Why do rich people give money away?
Why do rich people give money away? No, they don't all do that. But some do. And they get cheered for it. But do you ever wonder, why do they give it away? And should we be cheering? ...