Religion

I’d like to do a response to David’s last response to my blog about “What happens after death?”  In his response (http://thespacebetweenthespace.blogspot.com/2011/11/response-to-what-happens-after-death.html), David said “as long as everyone try’s their best to be good people it does not matter what religion you follow.” 

I agree with David’s point that “it does not matter what religion you follow.”  But I think I agree in a different way than he meant his statement.  I agree that the religion you follow does not matter, because whether you are Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Baptist, or any other religion, your religion alone is nothing.  You can be the best professing “Christian” you can be and still spend eternity in hell.  Going to church every Sunday, helping the poor, and being a good neighbor will do nothing for you in light of eternity. The Bible says “all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.” (Isaiah 64:6)  Any good work we can do, or any religion we follow will not be good enough to gain God’s favor.  Man tries to earn his way to heaven through, when all we have to do is trust Christ.  Christ has already paid the penalty for our sins on the cross, and using religion or any other means to try to earn our way to heaven is an insult to God.  

Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us.”