The Simplicity That Is in Christ – It’s Time That We Return To This

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Posted July 12, 2025 | End Times Watch | River Wilde

“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
—2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)

Religion has a way of making things complicated.

Rules. Rituals. Requirements. Systems. Structures.
It’s no wonder so many people feel burdened by religion—like they can never quite do or be enough.

But the gospel of Jesus Christ was never meant to be complicated. In fact, the Apostle Paul warns in 2 Corinthians 11:3 that our minds can be “corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” That warning is just as urgent today as it was in the early church.

What Is the Simplicity in Christ?

The gospel is simple:

• We are sinners who cannot save ourselves (Romans 3:23).
• Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).
• Salvation is by grace through faith—not by works (Ephesians 2:8–9).
• We are made new in Christ, and the Holy Spirit leads us from the inside out (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:14).

There’s no secret handshake, no temple recommend, no celestial system of hierarchy required to be right with God. There is one Mediator between God and man: Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5). That is the beauty of the gospel—it’s simple, pure, and powerful.

When Religion Complicates the Gospel

Paul was deeply concerned that the early church was being pulled away from the simplicity of the gospel by false teachers—just like Eve was deceived by the serpent. Satan’s greatest tactic isn’t always to deny Christ—it’s to distract from Christ by offering religious substitutes.

We see this today in systems that:

• Add requirements to salvation (like obedience to laws or ordinances).
• Claim exclusive authority or priesthood outside the body of believers.
• Emphasize performance over relationship.
• Promote modern revelation that contradicts the original gospel.

When Jesus said, “It is finished” (John 19:30), He meant it. There’s nothing more we can add. We don’t need a spiritual checklist or a man-made ladder to reach God. Jesus is the way (John 14:6).

Return to the Simplicity of the Gospel

If your walk with God feels burdensome, complicated, or fear-based—return to Christ. Not to an institution, not to religious performance, but to Jesus Himself. His call is simple:

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
—Matthew 11:28 (KJV)

He is not calling you to a system. He’s calling you to a relationship based on faith and grace. That is the heart of the gospel.

Jesus didn’t come to establish a complex religion filled with man-made rules. He came to rescue sinners, to heal the brokenhearted, and to restore our connection with God through His finished work on the cross. The gospel is not about how much you can do for God, but about what God has already done for you through Jesus Christ.

Paul warned the early believers not to be led astray from the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3). That warning still applies today. Many have replaced the freedom of the gospel with guilt, pressure, and endless requirements. But Christ sets us free from all that.

Return to Him. Let go of trying to earn His favor. Stop chasing approval through religious effort. Rest in His love. Trust in His grace. Abide in His truth.

The true gospel brings peace, not pressure—rest, not religion—freedom, not fear.

Let your soul breathe again.
Return to the simplicity of Jesus.

Final Thought

The simplicity that is in Christ is not shallow—it is freeing.
Don’t let anyone or anything steal that from you.

You don’t need more religion.
You need more of Jesus.

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