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THE KING’S BUSINESS
THE WORST HERESY ON EARTH
ERE you asked, “What is the worst heresy on earth?” what would be your answer? Would it be—Christian Sci ence—Russellism—Spiritism ? What does the Bible say about it? How wonderfully the whole question is sifted out! The Bible lets us know that there are but two religions in the world —God’s and man’s. Man’s religion, no mat ter under what name it may travel, is invar iably» founded upon self-righteousness; God’s religion, the only ’religion the Bible knows, stands absolutely distinct from all man-made religions, for it is “built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and right eousness.” The most dangerous heresy in the world is the belief that man can by his own efforts and merit, come into eternal life with God. This strikes at the very root of all heresies of the present day. They all come in the name of Jesus Christ—but it is not the Christ of the. Godhead and not the Christ of the Cross. Human religions all say—“If we DO our best, we shall live.” God’s religion says, “You must FIRST LIVE before you can DO anything.” “All our righteousnesses
are as filthy rags.” Relationship with. God must come before works. Relationship is out of the question so long as one tramples under foot the plan of salvation that God has provided, substituting a self-devised plan. “Other foundation can no man lay than that IS LAID which is JESUS CHRIST.” Human religions, of whatever name, carefully eliminate God’s plan which requires that man should first admit that he is qualified for hell, before he can be qualified for heaven. He must acknowledge his NEED of a Savior. Consequently the nasty moralist is the hard man to reach with the Gospel. “What shall we DO that we might work the works of God? This is the work of God that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent.” Men are lost, not for lack of good deeds, but primarily, “because they believe not on Him.” Reader—where have you cast your anchor ? “Forbid it Lord, that I should boast. Save in the, death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood.”
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