TF49,

A thought about the religions. I read a book by an Egyptian who was second in a class of 6,000 in the Cairo University. He was an Imam by the time he was twenty-five. He continued his studies an earned a doctorate in World Religions. I doubt if many, maybe none, on this sight have more education than him in this field. When the dust settled he became an ardent follower of Jesus Christ!

As to working for the gift of God's Son.... Some of us were given cars when we turned sixteen. If we wished to appropriate the car we had to receive the keys, insert them into the ignition, twist the ignition switch, put it into gear and give it some throttle to go. How much were we doing to earn the gift?

"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation."
Everyday Hunter