Religion or Salvation

From: Echoes of Grace: 1986

• 1 min. read • grade level: 8

Religion is what man does for God. Salvation is what God does for man.

"The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isa. 53:6⁶All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6). Religion depends on our behaving. Salvation depends on our believing.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Acts 16:31³¹And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31). Religion is striving for a better attainment. Salvation is secured through a perfect atonement.

"Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold... but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 1 Peter 1:18, 19¹⁸Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; ¹⁹But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: (1 Peter 1:18‑19).

Religion or salvation—which do you have?

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Echoes of Grace: 1986

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• What the Man Said Was True

• A Common Mistake

• The Nurse's Mistake

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