Religion vs. Christianity

1. Religion is the worst thing in the world. Note Christ in action in Matthew 23.

2. Christianity is the best thing in the world — Jude 24.

3. Religion is man seeking to gain the approval of God by human works, either:

a) Phase one: For salvation, or

b) Phase two: For spirituality.

4. Christianity is God doing something for man through His grace, and God getting the glory, both at:

a) Phase one: For salvation, or

b) Phase two: For spirituality.

5. “Do-goodism” is the basis for religion: Romans 2; Matthew 23. Religion is not the basis for Christianity — Titus 3:5.

6. Religion is the greatest opposition to the truth (the antithesis). It is ritual without reality. (See any passage dealing with the Pharisees)

7. Religion is the Satanic counterfeit of true relationship with God. Isaiah 14; 2 Thessalonians; Revelation 13.

8. Nothing Satan has ever devised has been so successful as religion in blinding men’s eyes to the truth.

9. Any system of religion which is man-centered (man seeking to solve man’s problems by man’s efforts) is Satanic in nature and basically becomes a worship of Satan, as Satan is the author of “do-goodism."

10. The old sin nature has an area of human good which cranks out this “do-goodism", this sincere human good. This human good ultimately worships Satan, as does all religion.

11. Religion appeals to the lust pattern of the old sin nature (Approbation or ego lust) or the emotions. (Desire to get into the glamour of the ritual)

12. Religion is often the great killer, the great persecutor; destroyer of human freedom as well as human bodies.

13. Christianity recognises the freedom of the individual and this freedom cannot exist unless there is separation of church and state.

14. Religion is money-minded (pledges, duns, etc.) Also religion is used to develop businesses of some people within a religious organisation and to freeze out others.

15. Religion purports to be a mass solution. Christianity IS a personal solution.