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Christianity In Josh Mcdowell's More Than A Carpenter

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In the beginning of the book More Than a Carpenter By Josh Mcdowell and Sean Mcdowell, it quotes “Christianity is not a religion. Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ.”(page 1) religion is creation of man basically and is not the design of God. When Jesus was on earth religion was very strong. Religion is man trying to reach up to God. While Christianity is god trying to reach down to man. Religion has to do with what man have to do in order to be right with God and Christianity is what God has already done to provide us the chances we need to be right with him. Religion says we need to earn our good will by being good and not doing bad or evil actions,
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