Tag: Grace
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Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ’s Afflictions
OBJECTIVE & SUBJECTIVE REDEMPTION I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the…
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Is Anyone Among You Sick?
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick And He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God,and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments,and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you whichI have put on the Egyptians;…
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God Saw that It Was Good
Predestination And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.Genesis 1, 31 The topic of divine sovereignty and the fall of Adam and Eve is a significant point of discussion among Christians. Most Christians, regardless of denomination, affirm that God…
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Not By Faith Alone
Justification by Faith & Works For what saith the Scripture that Abraham believed Godand it was counted unto him as righteousness (dikaiosunen).Romans 4, 3 Therefore, we conclude that a man is justified (dikaiousthai) by faithwithout the deeds of the law.Romans 3, 28 Was not Abraham our father justified (edikaiosthe) by workswhen he had offered his…
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Put On the New Self
Justification & Sanctification Create a clean heart in me, O God:and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from thy face;and take not thy holy spirit from me.Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.Psalm 50, 12-14 You should put away the old self of your former…
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I Will Harden Pharaoh’s Heart
Grace & Free Will “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them.But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army,and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”Exodus 14, 4 Double predestination is a theological concept primarily associated with traditional “hyper” Calvinism. This doctrine asserts that God…
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The Seal of the Holy Spirit
The Sacrament of Confirmation In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit;Ephesians 1, 13 In Catholic teaching, a sacrament is understood as a tangible sign that signifies an invisible spiritual reality.…
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Your Sins I Remember No More
JUSTIFICATION & SANCTIFICATION It is I, I, who wipe out, for my own sake, your offenses;your sins I remember no more.Isaiah 43, 25 Isaiah 43:25 speaks of God’s grace and forgiveness. The repetition of “I” emphasizes God’s personal role in the act of forgiveness. This indicates a strong, intentional action by God regarding humanity. The…
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You Have Been Saved through Faith
Salvation For by grace, you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God.It is not from works so that no one may boast, for we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesusfor the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in…
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