Religion and the Gospel
of
Christ
There is a great
difference between the two:
Religion is man-made, the gospel is
God-given.
Religion is what man does for God, the gospel is what God does
for man.
Religion is man trying to climb the ladder of his own
self-righteousness, with the hope of meeting God on the topmost rung. The gospel
is God coming down the ladder of the incarnation of Jesus Christ and meeting us
as sinners at the lowest rung.
Religion is good views, the gospel is good
news.
Religion is good advice, the gospel is a glorious
announcement.
Religion takes a man and leaves him as he is, the gospel
takes a person as he is and makes him
in
the image of Christ.
Religion ends
in an outer reformation.
Religion whitewashes, the gospel washes
white.
Religion often becomes a farce, the gospel is always a force: the
power of God unto salvation, to everyone who believes.
There are many
religions, but only one Gospel of
Christ.
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