Paul Carrington explains in this video that the prevailing religion of the day is moralism - that somehow, you can make yourself acceptable to God. Or, if you don't believe in God, that you can live a "good life." You have a high opinion of yourself and somehow, that makes you "acceptable" before God.

In short, people often think of themselves more highly than they ought. They think that because their “good” outweighs their “bad,” they deserve salvation. However, what they fail to realize is that they are completely full of sin and there is no act or omission that can ever merit salvation.

Galatians 6:3 (NKJV) - "For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself."

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Watch the video here: The Prevailing Religion of the Day

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