As strange as it may seem, religion may send more people to hell than anything else!
That is, religion that depends on one's own "good works" or adhering to "legalistic religious rules or ritual" to get them into God's heaven.
God's Word makes it very clear,
"By grace are we saved through faith—and not of ourselves—it is the gift of God. Not of works lest anyone should boast."
That is, we can never earn our way into God's heaven.
We are saved only because of God's unfailing love and mercy and by our trusting in Jesus Christ and his dying on the cross in our place to save us from our sins.
Sure, Christianity is a religion; but in one sense religion, generally speaking, is man's search for God, but Christianity in its truest sense is God's search for man.
It's about Jesus Christ, the son of God, coming to earth in the form of a man to make reconciliation with God possible for us through his death on the cross in our place.
Christianity has nothing to do with living by a set of man-made legalistic rules—such living will never get anybody into God's heaven.
Christianity is about making it possible for us to have a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ and then having right and healthy relationships with people.
The 'correct living' are a result of an 'attitude of Gratitude' for the numerous Blessings that we are receiving from the Father's hand, -therefore the living out 'Thankfulness' according to the Word of God (Bible)............
May we understand 'daily' (especially in this Christmas season), more fully and appreciate more intensely the true meaning of what Jesus Christ have done (for each of us).
He made possible the forgiveness of all my sins, and giving us Hope of spending eternity with Him in heaven because of what Jesus did when he died on the cross in my/our place to pay the price for all of my/our sins.....
Shalom
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