Monday, February 20, 2006

Clothed or Naked?

"This is the difference between true Christianity and human religiousness. The former is founded upon the fact of a man's being clothed; the latter, upon the fact of his being naked. The former has for its starting point what the latter has for its goal. All that a true Christian does is because he is clothed—perfectly clothed; all that a mere religious person does is in order that he may be clothed. This makes a vast difference." CH Mackintosh, Notes on Genesis, 1879