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John Heth
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By:
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Martin Zender
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Human belief is a gift of God that acquaints people with something God already did. People do have faith, and they do have wills, but the believing and the willing originated outside themselves. Belief is a gift that follows salvation; it does not precede it. So no one should think: I did it! The startling result?
We are not saved because we believe; we believe because we are saved.
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- R. Paris
- 05-20-24
a sharp explanation of a difficult subject... clearly shown in Scripture.
A sharp explanation of a difficult ...it is almost like having Paul explain what was happening... rare special accurate
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