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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 5936374" data-attributes="member: 65823">We are saved by grace. But not grace alone. We are saved by faith. But not faith alone.
We cannot be acceptable to God if we do not work righteousness (Acts 10:35). The sinner must hear, believe, repent, confesss his faith and be baptized for the remission of sins. Anything short of this or in addition to this is not from God and will not bring His favor. When a child of God (A New Testament Christian)sins he is cleansed by the blood of Christ, but not without confessing his sins (1 Jno. 1:7). He must do something in order to be pardoned by Divine grace.

If you could be saved by the law of Moses, (a system of works), or by some meritorious works of your own devising, then you would indeed annul God’s grace; but you can never do this. When one obeys the voice of the Lord and keeps His commandments he can never make void His grace. Such requirements can in no way could be interpreted as works of merit. Even faith is a work, yet not of merit (Jno. 6:29; Gal. 5:6).

“Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.”
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[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 5936374, member: 65823"] [JUSTIFY]We are saved by grace. But not grace alone. We are saved by faith. But not faith alone. We cannot be acceptable to God if we do not work righteousness (Acts 10:35). The sinner must hear, believe, repent, confesss his faith and be baptized for the remission of sins. Anything short of this or in addition to this is not from God and will not bring His favor. When a child of God (A New Testament Christian)sins he is cleansed by the blood of Christ, but not without confessing his sins (1 Jno. 1:7). He must do something in order to be pardoned by Divine grace. If you could be saved by the law of Moses, (a system of works), or by some meritorious works of your own devising, then you would indeed annul God’s grace; but you can never do this. When one obeys the voice of the Lord and keeps His commandments he can never make void His grace. Such requirements can in no way could be interpreted as works of merit. Even faith is a work, yet not of merit (Jno. 6:29; Gal. 5:6). “Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.” [/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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