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Grace Series: Salvation, The Gift of God (Grace through Faith)
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves” (Ephesians 2:8a). The word “for” (gar) points backwards. The gentiles, before salvation, were dead in trespasses and sins [Ephesians 2:1 (“you” refers to the gentiles. See … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Grace, Plan of salvation, pride, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged before ordained, christian walk, created for good works, david lipscomb, Ephesians 2, faith, foreordain, gift of God, Grace, is faith the gift of God? Ephesians 2, is salvation 50/50?, isaac watts, it is a gift of God, meritorious works, not of works lest any should boast, ordained works, prepared works, roy deaver, salvation, salvation is the gift of God, song when I survey the wondrous cross, that not of yourselves, that=salvation, the basis of salvation, the source of salvation, types of works, wayne jackson
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Holy Spirit: In Sanctification (Part 4)
The Bible clearly teaches that God sanctifies. Moreover, it teaches that He does so indirectly, by medium of the word (John 17:17, 19). However, some believe that He also directly (miraculously) influences the heart and mind of man. Some believe … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, christian growth, Holy Spirit, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2, calvinism, carnal minded, carnally-minded, direct or indirect, ellipsis, enlightenment, Ephesians 1, Ephesians 3, fear God, figure of speech, foy wallace jr., Galatians 5, gary workman, gnosis v. epignosis, God works in you to will and do his good pleasure, hammer and tongs, howard winters, led by the spirit, man made works of righteousness, marion fox, medium of word, meritorious works, no irresistible force, not all works excluded, not under law, not under the condemnation of law, obedient works, Paul's prayer for Ephesians, Philippians 2, stephen lloyd, strengthened with might, the fruit of the Spirit, the spirit in the inner man, trench, types of works, walk in the spirit, wayne price, we are amenable to law, we are under law, without law there is no sin, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, works of the old testament law, yes there is law today
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Abraham and Works
How do we reconcile Romans and James? Both books reference the same Bible passage, Genesis 15:6. However, they seem to use this passage in very different ways. In fact, at first glance, one might conclude that the two books are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Textual study, Work
Tagged abraham's faith, abraham's works, contradiction, faith, James 2, man made works, meritorious works, Romans 4, types of works, works, works of God, works of the law
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