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One last thing ... (yea right Dale groans) .. well maybe two

... Jesus came to *demonstrate* .. yes .. "religion"

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." James1:27

*Religion* is not a dirty word. It's mankind's twisting and abuse of it that's been the issue.

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And he did establish a *church* .. His people who practice pure religion are His church.

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1Pet2:5

And we should regularly assemble ourselves w/ the brethren:

"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." Heb10:23-25

If you're going to 'preach' Jesus please don't cherry pick.

Jesus speaking:

" .. ye believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." Jn14:1-3

[👇.. 'this same Jesus' who just got done *physically* eating, touching and being touched by his disciples and still had the scars on his hands, feet and side]

An angel speaking:

“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts1:11

No rules?

"If you love me keep my commandments" Jn14:15

"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." Jn14:21

John 14:20
New International Version
20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.

Luke 17:21

The phrase "the kingdom of God is within you" is found in Luke 17:21 in the King James Version of the Bible. The verse is part of a conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees, in which Jesus explains that the kingdom of God is not a physical place that can be observed, but rather a spiritual state that is within a person. The verse is often interpreted to mean that the presence of God is within each person.

Luke 17:20-21

20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Look here! or, look there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?