Acceptance with God lies at the foundation of all religion, for there must be an accepted worshipper before there can be acceptable worship. Religion is, with many, merely the means of averting God’s displeasure and securing His favor. It is often irksome, but they do not feel easy in neglecting it; and they hope that by it they may obtain forgiveness before they die. This, however, is the inversion of God’s order, and is in reality the worship of an […]