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Originally Posted by deltaguitar
Have you ever met anyone who repented of their sins that didn't want the Holy Spirit or Water Baptism. These are easy works to follow. I mean, why not pick some hard ones like loving your brother as yourself.
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We're talking about initial salvation, being born again. One repents of sin and is justified in God's eyes and can then receive the Holy Ghost, then their spiritual regeneration begins. They then obey and are baptized taking his name upon them, being adopted into the family of God and being identified with Christ's own burial. Then they live a life of holiness, a process of continued sanctification.
Loving one's neighbor is part of the life long experience of sanctifying ourselves, our hearts, and our minds, maintaining a proper horizontal relationship with our brothers and sisters.
It's the work of the blood throughout.