Ever heard of Christianity Lite? John MacArthur refers to it in his book "Hard to Believe". It's the warm fuzzy version of Christianity. Fewer calories, easier to swallow, what's not to like about the new "Diet Religion"? When you take the sugar out of soda, you have to replace it with fake (false) sugar. When you take the hard teachings out of Christianity, you have to replace them with false teachings.
Where did Jesus say, "Hey, follow Me, and it will be smooth sailing!" On the contrary, we are told that we must deny ourselves daily and take up our CROSS if we are to follow Christ. Jesus told us not to be surprised when people hate us, because they hated him too. He reminded us that we will have trials of many kinds in this world. Following Christ is HARD! It's not the easy road that leads to salvation. Nope, that nice, smooth, ten-lane highway leads straight to destruction and condemnation. If we are not following Christ, then we are headed to hell! His way is the only way, hard or not!
Religion won't save us. Believing Christ and following Him, that is the only Way to salvation.
Why do we think we need to change Scripture in order for people to accept it? The gospel needs no dressing up. The message does not need to be repackaged for the "modern man". Scripture is God-breathed! It's powerful! The gospel is attractive to those who are lost and dying, just the way it is. People came to Christ because of the beautiful simplicity of his message. It's timeless, and anything we do to try and "improve" on it only diminishes that.
This New Year, I'm not going to resolve to go on a "diet". I'll take the original faith.
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