Christless religion, of whatever kind, says that we have to earn God's approval by doing well. But that is not the gospel of Jesus.

Circumcision was a mark of faith to the Jews. It said, "I belong to God because I belong to his people". However the Jews thought so much about the sign that they forgot what it meant!

Promises are good, but only if they can be fulfilled. That is the problem of so much business trading: orders not completed, goods not perfect, money not paid on time.

Believers are sometimes accused of 'blind faith'. It is intended as an insult, meaning that 'you cannot see the problems, you cannot understand the issues so you just believe without evidence ...