A Puritan at Heart

Daily quote from the puritans

God's religion

The idea which many have of religion is, that it is a most necessary and becoming thing, by means of which they hope, in course of time, to work themselves into God’s favour, and so to obtain forgiveness before they die. But this is man’s religion, not God’s. It has no resemblance to that in which God delights, and which he alone will accept. The chief feature is a direct contradiction to that which the Bible presents to us. It is an entire inversion of God’s order. It ends with securing forgiveness, whereas God’s religion begins with securing it. [Horatius Bonar]

 

Kelso Tracts

September 20, 2007 Posted by Deejay | Puritanism | | No Comments

God's religion

The idea which many have of religion is, that it is a most necessary and becoming thing, by means of which they hope, in course of time, to work themselves into God’s favour, and so to obtain forgiveness before they die. But this is man’s religion, not God’s. It has no resemblance to that in which God delights, and which he alone will accept. The chief feature is a direct contradiction to that which the Bible presents to us. It is an entire inversion of God’s order. It ends with securing forgiveness, whereas God’s religion begins with securing it. [Horatius Bonar]

 

Kelso Tracts

September 20, 2007 Posted by Deejay | Puritanism | | No Comments