| No. |
Religion |
Gospel |
| 1 |
Religion is man made |
The Gospel is God given |
| 2 |
Religion is what man does for God |
The Gospel is what God has done for man |
| 3 |
Religion is man's search for God |
The Gospel is God's search for man |
| 4 |
Religion is man trying to climb the ladder of his own self-righteousness, with the hope of meeting God at the topmost rung |
The Gospel is God coming down the ladder of the incarnation of Jesus Christ and meeting us as sinners at the lowest rung (forming the steps of a ladder), |
| 5 |
Religion is good views |
The Gospel is good news |
| 6 |
Religion is good advice |
The Gospel is glorious announcement |
| 7 |
Religion takes a man leaves him as he is |
The Gospel takes a man as he is and makes him what he ought to be |
| 8 |
Religion ends in an outer reformation |
The Gospel ends in an inner transformation |
| 9 |
Religion white washes |
The Gospel washes white |
| 10 |
Religion often becomes a farce |
The Gospel is always a force, the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes |
