Couldn't someone go through the motions of doing these rituals and still not sincerely believe in Jesus? After all, these are just rituals. God constantly condemned the Israelite's for offering sacrifices that was an abomination. Why when God asked them do so? Well, it is because they thought this ritual is what made them right with God.
I think it goes a bit deeper than doing rituals.
In peace
A person's faith and connection with god through repentance, conviction, and conversion are all one. Whether one jumps up and down, reads the Watchtower, commune as a group, or pray with god's disciples have all the same intent. I don't see how you can separate ritual (
how-one worships on a daily basis) and the person one has faith in (
who-one worships).
Other words for ritual are
Custom
All christians both in Christianity and anti-christiandom or CAC demonstrations are steeped in practice and ethics defined by relationship with christ and god. CAC foundation
is custom.
Formality
CAC practice directly from scripture not however they want. Some pray individually to god. Others worship as a group whether as a Mass, Bible study, so have you.
Liturgy and Observance
Rites within liturgy and observances include communion (grape juice, wine, water, so have you), baptism/conversion (water or not), and other sacraments (using all sense to pray) like the bible.
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Of course, people can do these things above and
still not believe jesus.
And
There are those who
do believe in jesus and perform rituals because of their faith not in replacement of it.
Ritual is just a word. It has nothing to do with spirituality. I take medicine twice a day; that is a ritual.
If someone wants to pray each Saturday or Sunday mornings at 9 or 10, that's just as genuine as another praying when needed or sporadically.
Unfortunately, the word ritual, among others words, throws people off.