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Perhaps you are someone who says, \"I am spiritual, but not religious.\" OK. What else? What are the core doctrines and principles of your spirituality? And most importantly, what would Jesus say about your spirituality? <\/p>\n
Let's assume you treat others with kindness. And let's also assume you try to be honest in your dealings with others. What do you think Jesus would say about those traits, especially as it relates to your soul? <\/p>\n
Spirituality after all deals with matters of the soul, right? Outward actions are a reflection of our soul, but they don't tell the whole story. In order to get those details, we must listen to what a person says about his or her spirituality. Such communication often reveals the \"well\" from which the individual is drawing their spiritual resources. <\/p>\n
Some people are big proponents of meditation. But here again, what is the source of the meditation? Where does a person look to find a proper starting point to meditate? And if you are a person who practices some meditation yourself, what would Jesus say about your meditation? <\/p>\n
In order for a particular brand of spirituality to be acceptable to God, it must have a stamp of approval from Jesus. He knows the kind of spirituality which is helpful, as well as the kinds that are harmful. All spirituality is not created equal, just like all prophets are not created equal. And there is even one prophet who was never created because He has always existed. Guess who? <\/p>\n
True spirituality not only connects you to your Creator, but it also produces good fruit in your life. It makes you a better person. Jesus knows all about true spirituality. He knows what is inside man, and He knows what man needs in order to succeed spiritually. <\/p>\n
One must look at the life and death of Jesus if one is going to understand true spirituality. And by \"true spirituality,\" I am not suggesting that those who practice \"false spirituality\" are being disingenuous. Those folks are just as sincere, even though the well from which they draw their spiritual resources is much different than the well Jesus sent into the world after His resurrection and ascension into heaven. <\/p>\n
Jesus sent His children a source of power. But not just some impersonal source of power. Instead, Jesus sent a Person. Guess who? The Holy Spirit is just as much a Person as Jesus. Along with the Father, they make up the Trinity. And so true spirituality must by definition be connected to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If it isn't, then it is false spirituality. It's sincere, but it doesn't draw from God's well. <\/p>\n
Jesus never approved any form of spirituality which keeps a person outside His family. Instead, Jesus teaches us the true nature of man, and the true nature of salvation. While man is good at devising various types of spirituality, man isn't so good at aligning himself with the kind of spirituality which draws from God's well. After all, there is only one well, and there is only one wellspring of living water. (see John 7:38,39) <\/p>\n
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