[Pilgrim's Progress]

>>>religion is inherently sinful<<<

Religion is man’s attempt to appease an angry God through their own self-righteousness.

Christianity is God in flesh dying on a cruel Cross offering His own self for sinful man and then giving them the free gift of eternal life simply for the asking in faith.

Religion is a waste of time—Christianity is a way of life.

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[Bob434]

[[Religion is a waste of time—Christianity is a way of life.]]

Well said-

[[Religion is man’s attempt to appease an angry God through their own self-righteousness.]]

That’s exactly what Lordship Salvation does- Tries to earn their way to salvation by ‘being good enough that God must accept them in salvation’ (ie they state one must renounce all sin before they can be saved’, ie ‘turn from sin’ they are banking on their righteousness ‘turning from sin’ in order to be saved- and to prove that- they accuse of anyone that falls into sin of having ‘not been serious about getting saved and turning from sin’)

[[Christianity is God in flesh dying on a cruel Cross offering His own self for sinful man and then giving them the free gift of eternal life simply for the asking in faith.]]

Exactly, repent, ie ‘have a change of mind about Who Christ is and what He accomplished o n the cross for the forgiveness of sins” ie, simply put your trust in Him and Him alone to save you- what is the will of the Father? To believe on the One Whom He sent- that’s it- it is Christ who saves, not us who save ourselves by ‘being serious about renouncing sin’ like many religions preach for the reason you stated- trying to appease an angry God through self righteousness

[trebb]

Amen - tha’s why I went non-denominational years ago - wanted a purely Bible-based program of worship - without all the “modifications” that men had to keep tossing in to assuage their own desires..