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sincerity and charity—on which they
practically rest their souls.
If you are a Christian of this kind I warn
you also plainly that your religion is an
offence to God. You are changing God’s
plan of salvation into a plan of your own
devising. You are, in effect, deposing
Christ from His throne by giving the glory
due to Him to another. I care not who it is
that teaches you your religion and on
whose word you build. Whether he be
Pope or Cardinal, Archbishop or
Bishop, Dean or Archdeacon, Presbyter
or Deacon, Episcopalian or
Presbyterian, Baptist or Independent,
Methodist or Plymouth Brother—
whosoever adds anything to Christ,
teaches you wrong (Gal 1:6-8).
I care not what it is that you add to Christ.
Whether it be the necessity of joining the
Church of Rome, or of being an
Episcopalian, or of becoming a Free
Churchman, or of giving up the liturgy, or
of being baptized. . ., whatever you may
practically add to Christ in the matter of
salvation, you do Christ
an injury.
Take heed what you are
doing. Beware of giving
to Christ’s servants the
honour due to none but
Christ. Beware of giving
the Lord’s ordinances the
honour due unto the
Lord. Beware of resting the burden of
your soul on anything but Christ, and
Christ alone. Beware of having a religion
which is of no use, and cannot save.
[Christ] left the glory He had from all
eternity with the Father and came down
into the world to provide salvation. He
took our nature upon Him and was born
as a man. As a man He did the will of
God perfectly (Mat 17:5), which we all
had left undone (Rom 3:23). As a man He
suffered on the cross the wrath of God
which we ought to have suffered (Rom
6:23). He brought in everlasting
righteousness for us (Dan 9:24). He
redeemed us from the curse of a broken
law (Luk 1:68; Rev 5:9).
He opened a fountain for
all sin and uncleaness. He
died for our sins. He rose
again for our justification
(Rom 4:25)). He ascended
to God’s right hand, and
there sat down, waiting
till His enemies should be
made his footstool (Luk
20:42-43). And there He sits now,
[calling] to all who will come to Him,
interceding for all who believe in Him,
and managing by God’s appointment all
that concerns the salvation of souls (Joh 3;
Eph 1-2; Rom 3-5).
It is an awful thing to have no religion
at all. To have an immortal soul
committed to your charge and neglect it—
this is dreadful. But it’s no less an awful
thing to be content with a religion that can
do you no good.
Do not let this
be your case!
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