From Mel Wild
"Religion is about putting our trust in our performance; following Christ is about putting our trust in His performance.
Religion is about following rituals; following Christ is about relationship.
Religion is about appeasement; following Christ is about believing Him instead.
Religion is about compliance; following Christ is about transformation.
Religion focuses on who we’re not; following Christ is about who we are in the “I am.”
Religion is restrictive; following Christ brings real freedom.
Religion uses shame and guilt to control; following Christ is compelled by love.
Religion envisions a distant, separated, conditionally loving, and demanding god; following Christ is encountering an intimate and unconditionally loving God."
