... crediting) Christ's righteousness to the sinner; He imputes this righteousness without regard to any good works performed by the believer. Paul points out that this was the case of Abraham (Rom. 4:1-8) who "believed God, and it was counted [imputed or credited] unto him for righteousness." Abraham believed "on him that justifieth the ungodly." "Knowing that a man is not justified by the ... from all condemnation in this world and the next. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1). "Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is G...

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... a faithful saying for the elect that nothing 'shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord' (Rom.8:39). 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' (Rom.8:31). The Lord uses many means by which to bring His children to a full dependence upon Him. Once in a while He will withdraw the ... passage are the spiritual seed of Abraham, the Church, the children of God by adoption on whom the Spirit has been poured out in these last days (see Gal.3:14; 4:5-7; Rom.8:9,14-17). The water in these verses of Isaiah is symbolic of Holy Spirit baptism which is said...

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... it." Offcourse they believe they hold the one true faith, they wouldn't continue going to church if they didn't. The interesting part was how they believe they aren't the only o! nes to hold the one true faith. Maybe Mr Sanchez didn't want to sound rude knowing that I was not a Lutheran, that could be a reason for his answer, but if a religion believed ... ...

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... minds attempt to find in the Bible. To truly understand nature, one has apply the little of the reason that God has given to him and look "between the li nes" for the true meaning of the Bible. There are a number interpretations one can find because the Bible is often general and simplistic; Galileo suggests that the best way to find ... ...

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... God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us Nothing will be able to separate us from the Love of God. Rom 8:38-39: Neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be ... ...

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... has devised a punishment in Hell that will boil you alive in oil, ouch! Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. St. Paul stated, "Be not slothful in business". (Rom. 12:11) "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints ... ...

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... second of two commandments given by Christ The bible also advocates for love for your enemies as God says... Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good ( Rom 12.21), to summarize, God has commanded us to love our enemies. Matthew 5.43-48 deliberately teaches us the two best ways to destroy our enemy! Namely...Love him to ... ...

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