The author is wrong, though: only a fraction of Christians think that way. For example, the entire Calvinist concept of predestination is a reaction against thi

The author is wrong, though: only a fraction of Christians think that way. For example, the entire Calvinist concept of predestination is a reaction against thinking you can earn your way into heaven by scoring points. I've often heard what you just expressed as being "saved by the grace of God", and that's the doctrine of a large fraction of Christians. Basically, the author would have a hard time finding a generalization about Christians theology that's more wrong.