The religious world can be a frustrating place if you are looking for the truth. There are so many denominations, each offering its own “truth” about important questions. With so much confusion, who should we trust? To which church should we listen?

Is God Confused?

Obviously the source of the confusion isn’t God. Paul said, “God is not the God of confusion, but of peace” (1 Corinthians 14:33). If religious confusion doesn’t come from God, then where does it come from? It must come from men.

The disorder in the religious world is not God’s fault; it’s man’s fault. Instead of simply following the Bible, man has introduced doctrines, opinions, and traditions. Today’s denominations do not respect the word of God; they have their own creeds, books, traditions, councils, and governments. This has resulted in the confusion and differences we see today.

This also produces a false religion that does not please God. Jesus said to the Pharisees about their own traditions,

“So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’“ (Matthew 15:6-9).

When we follow the traditions and doctrines of men, we serve man instead of God. Our worship is useless, and our souls are in peril.

What Does the Bible Say?

With all the confusion in the religious world, who should we trust? The answer might surprise you: no one. All men make mistakes, and if we trust in the wisdom of a human (even a scholar or a wise pastor), we are guaranteed for religious disaster. We can only confide in God and his word. Paul says, “Let God be true though every one were a liar” (Romans 3:4). We shouldn’t ask then, “what does my church say?,” but instead we should ask “what does the Bible say?” and study it for ourselves.

If we want a way out of the confusion in today’s religion, if we want to return to the intention God has had for man from the beginning, if we want to worship God in the simple ways he desires and if we want to go to Heaven, we have to return to the simple plan God left for us in the Bible.

Imagine a group of men and women devoted only to Christ and his word. Imagine religion without confusion of sects or traditions of men. Imagine Christians given to praise, prayer, service, and good works, in ways prescribed in the New Testament. Imagine a people who strive to live righteous lives, who care for their poor and sick, who teach others and teach themselves. This describes simple Christianity. It is the religion desired by Christ & his word and it’s still within our reach today.

We are a group of Christians striving to do the will of our Lord Christ Jesus. We do not belong to any denomination, sect, or church made by man. We belong only to Christ. We invite you to study the Bible with us so we can all better understand the will of God.