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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
This is the challenge among most works oriented Pentecostals. It's very difficult for people who don't have a true revelation of grace, to accept that salvation is a gift of God and must be received by faith apart from works. That one cannot save themselves is even offensive to some people. I guess it's the pride of natural man that demands that one save himself, rather than simply living out a salvation that has been freely given through faith in Jesus Christ.
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Right. It's little wonder so many Christians have a salvation by works concept, because it is the carnal concept inbred in us all since birth due to the knowledge of good and evil. One of the church's great tasks is to remove this concept and replace it with God's LIFE to empower us to do good.
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