Formula.
It baffles me how we could ever come to the conclusion that something as mysterious and amazing as salvation could ever be boiled down to a formula, a three-step process, or a special prayer we prayed that one time. As if we have it all figured out. As if a magical prayer is all there is to it. As if salvation is dispensed from the heavenly vending machine when you put the three quarters into it in proper order.
If we dare to strip the Divine of its mystery, aren't we castrating the Gospel?
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