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To: Tares
Obedience is a requirement for what?

Love for Christ.

If you love Me, you will keep my
commandments.

You cannot love Christ and ignore His commandments.

Forgiveness is required by the saved because they cannot maintain obedience, but the lack of effort is a lack of love for Christ.

70 posted on 12/07/2004 11:01:09 AM PST by CyberCowboy777 (We want hard, tough, seasoned leaders who will methodically destroy the people who would kill us.)
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To: CyberCowboy777
Forgiveness is required by the saved because they cannot maintain obedience, but the lack of effort is a lack of love for Christ.

Salvation is not dependent on one's obedience.
Salvation is not dependent on the amount of one's effort to be obedient.
Salvation is not dependent on the amount of one's love for Christ.

Obedience is a fruit of salvation.
Effort to be obedient is a fruit of salvation.
Love for Christ is a fruit of salvation.

75 posted on 12/07/2004 11:28:44 AM PST by Tares (We love Him because He first loved us.)
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