If you’re attending a Christian gathering tomorrow, remember it’s not because of religion. It’s because, for those in Christ, we celebrate the end of religion and the restoration of relationship with God.
“In a sermon Dick Lucas once preached, he recounted an imaginary conversation between an early Christian and her neighbor in Rome.
“Ah,” the neighbor says. “I hear you are religious! Great! Religion is a good thing. Where is your temple or holy place?”
“We don’t have a temple,” replies the Christian. “Jesus is our temple.”“No temple? But where do your priests work and do their ritual?”
“We don’t have priests to mediate the presence of God,” replies the Christian. “Jesus is our priest.”“No priests? But where do you offer your sacrifices to acquire the favor of your God?”
“We don’t need a sacrifice,” replies the Christian. “Jesus is our sacrifice.”“What kind of religion is this?” sputters the pagan neighbor.
And the answer is, it’s no kind of religion at all.”
From Tim Keller, King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus, p. 48.
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