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To: Salvation

Whole counsel of God is found in Scripture... with nothing added.

I for one welcome a commitment to the whole counsel of God. Including this passage from Paul...

Ephesians 2:8-9

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”

No sacramental system of a “treasury of merit” exists, nor is needed for salvation.


7 posted on 05/15/2018 7:41:19 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Q is Admiral Michael S. Rogers)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Faith without works is as dead as works without faith.
The Protestant idea that; I know it is against the laws of God and man, but I can do it anyway because I am saved, is destructive.

I have literally heard that from a daughter of a Minister, when she engaged in adultery.

10 posted on 05/15/2018 8:10:57 AM PDT by amihow
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“Whole counsel of God is found in Scripture... with nothing added.”

Remember Stephen, his wisdom did not come from the scriptures...

Acts 6:”10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.”

Per James 3:

There are Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.


36 posted on 05/15/2018 10:59:02 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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