The Amish are a unique group of people who take their faith very seriously. The only problem is their faith is more in their religion and its rules than it is in the Word of God and Jesus Christ. They have many things right that most of modern-day Christianity has lost, such as community, denial of self will and self-pleasure, surrender, morals, and modesty to name a few.

But because their focus is on following the rules instead of Jesus Christ, they have in a real sense become the Jewish religion all over again. And the same way Christ was a threat to the Jewish religion, so are the born-again believers to the Amish church. John 11:48, If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” Like the Jews killed Christ to save their religion, so the Amish cast out born again Christ followers to save their religion.

The Jews believed that God would send a Savior, and the Amish believe God did send a Savior, but both have their own ideology of “how” it becomes beneficial to them. And both miss the Savior they say they believe in. So close, yet missing the very bridge that leads to the eternal Kingdom they are so diligently seeking.