Superficial Message of the Three Ghosts

The three ghosts in Dickens' tale offer a surface-level analogy to the righteousness of God in Saint Paul's letter to the Romans. The first ghost mirrors Scrooge's sin and misery, resembling the superficial diagnosis of our guilt by the law. The second ghost's kindness parallels God's kindness towards us in Christ, but fails to acknowledge that sanctification does not lead to justification. The third ghost presents a superficial message of a transformed life through altered choices, ignoring that true peace with God requires justification and being brought from death to life.