There’s faith in Christ, and there’s religiosity. The thing about religiosity is that it’s a mask. And the mask is three layers deep. You never get to meet the person behind the mask.

One of the expressions of the mask is officious religious language and vocabulary. Religiosity people don’t speak English even though they use English words. They can’t say “Good morning,” or “I love you,” or “I have a problem.” They must couch it in spiritualese – the language of heavenly masquerades.

The mask hides guilt and vulnerability, gives a sense of superiority. It’s why religiosity people like to control others and why they tend to be judgmental. Tell them you’re going through a hard time and you won’t get empathy. The response will be something along the lines of, “You shall overcome as you remain faithful in the Lord and Christ is the centre of it all.” You can see a conditionality has been inserted, subtly. Inform them it’s your birthday, and you’ll get a text that reads, “O daughter of Zion, rejoice! May the radiance of Christ shine through you as you obey the heavenly vision.” Again, you see that conditionality.

Granted, the motivation is to always confess the word of God. But not to the detriment of being human. It’s why some men of the cloth don’t have friends or relationships. Chatting with religiosity people is like sitting in a room saturated with camphor. You can breathe, but your rib cage stays stressed. Speaking like that is the vocal equivalence of writing an official letter to a friend.

Be real. Peel off the layers of religiosity. Jesus didn’t speak in officious cadence. He socialised, was invited to dinner. The people touched him emotionally – from the common man in Ajegunle in Jerusalem, to political elites like Nicodemus, to crooked revenue agents like Zachaeus, to Mary and Martha with their sisterly squabbles, to the five-time divorcee at the well of Samaria. This officious third-party vocabulary is a separator. It’s play-acting. You take yourself too seriously! And you’re setting yourself up.

God loves real people. The only people Jesus had a problem with were the play-actors – those bl*ody Pharisees! Be real.

Thank You Jesus,

Salvation Prayer

If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:

Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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