Clare73
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And that is organizing religion. . .instructions to a group of Christians on how to live.Those aren't about organised religion.
For the most part, Paul is saying "preach the Gospel, don't allow false doctrine, avoid arguments and disputes, pray for those in authority, keep the faith.
Your mistake is viewing religion as simply church buildings, etc., rather than what those buildings are for.Yes, he talks of leadership; any medium/large-sized group that meets together needs some kind of order and leadership. But I don't see that as being the same.
Organized religion, for me, is church buildings,
Your issue is with the way some practice organized religion, not with organized religion itself.rituals, rules and hierarchy in leadership (with the message 'don't get ideas above your station'). These might seem necessary but they are usually restrictive and stifling.
Some - maybe most - of them are not Scriptural but people aren't allowed to challenge the status quo or "the way it's always been done." And I'm not just thinking of mainstream denominations. A member of another church had someone sit beside her and query her finances to see if she could increase her tithe. They lost out altogether in the end; she left the church.
Everything on earth that is good is likewise abused.
Wisdom is not to throw the baby (organized religion) out with the dirty bath water (abuse of it).
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