tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post112536701855883727..comments2023-11-15T17:55:18.051-05:00Comments on MarkDaniels.Blogspot.com: No More Religion (Getting to Know Jesus One Chapter at a Time, Part 14)Mark Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post-1125377219425970572005-08-30T00:46:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:46:00.000-04:00The term, of course, can be used in several ways. ...The term, of course, can be used in several ways. Today, as I see it--with sound Biblical reason, I believe--it's any system that puts an emphasis on human effort to attain something, even when that something is God or holiness. The Bible teaches that human-generated righteousness is "as filthy rags." Righteousness, it teaches, is God's gift to those with faith in Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>"Religion" is a bad word any time it's about the use of a program, of rites, of works to attain what only can be received as a gift through God's amazing grace, tendered through Jesus.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and for posing a question which really helped clarify my thinking on this matter.<BR/><BR/>God bless you!Mark Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543355.post-1125375407272285422005-08-30T00:16:00.000-04:002005-08-30T00:16:00.000-04:00When did "religion" become a bad word?When did "religion" become a bad word?Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582390451169971127noreply@blogger.com