Here are the tests, the distinctive tests of true Christianity.

And you will notice that they do not speak of what you do.

They do not speak of function.

They speak of attitude.

Worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.

Those are the things that are the distinctive qualities of true Christianity.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm Phil Johnson, your host.

Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, believed she was

cursed by the spirits of those who had been killed by Winchester rifles, and that the only way

to appease those spirits was to continuously build a huge mansion, one that would house good

spirits and confound evil ones. So construction continued

without blueprints 24 hours a day until Sarah's death 38 years later. In all, the mansion,

today known as the Winchester Mystery House, comprises 160 rooms and a maze-like array of passageways, doors, and stairways

that literally lead nowhere. Sadly, many today are looking for salvation from sin, but in effect

they're walking along paths like the ones in that house, paths that lead nowhere.

The question is, what path are you on?

Consider that, as John continues his study, the road to nowhere.

Christianity has always been centered around the gospel of Jesus Christ.

It has always been centered around the message of salvation.

The heart and soul of the New Testament is the gospel of grace, the gospel which saves men from

sin, death, and hell, which makes them children of God and heirs of heaven. That is our message.

And of course, the saving gospel message which we proclaim is based on the finished work of the

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