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Some labor continuously under the heavy burden of works in order that they might obtain grace, but those who truly understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ, knowing full well that they have received unmerited grace from God, perform good works in immense gratitude for what God has done for them through Christ Jesus, His only begotten Son who rose again after three days and nights after being crucified on the cross for the propitiation for their sins (cf. James 2:26 ESV).
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV
Amen.
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Acts 2:22-37 (ESV): “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men … Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’”
And Peter said to them, “Now, with every head bowed and every pair of eyes closed, let those who wish to receive Christ put up their hands then come forward!” And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Repeat this prayer after me, with all sincerity,” and there were added that day about three thousand false converts souls.
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The Bible is the grand repository … It is the complete system of divine truth, to which nothing can be added, and from which nothing can be taken, with impunity. Every attempt to disguise or soften any branch of this truth, in order to accommodate it to the prevailing taste around us, either to avoid the displeasure, or to court the favour, of our fellow mortals, must be an affront to the majesty of God, and an act of treachery to men.
John Newton
The Works of John Newton
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