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To: wmfights; Kolokotronis; Forest Keeper; Quix
At no time do I believe my Christian walk buys me anything. It just serves as a reflection of the Holy Spirit within me and a desire on my part to serve the LORD well

The first key word is Love. Love is the fulfillment of the Law. [cf Rom 13:10] Unless you do everything out of love, you are not fulfilling the Law.

The second key word is obedience [out of love]. Disobedience is not salvific; obedience is. If you want to call obedience "work," then salvation is "work" based.

The third key word is choice [based on love]. We do not obey because we have to but because we want to. Otherwise it's not obedience.

7,543 posted on 01/26/2007 11:17:42 AM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50

Good points, imho.

Thx.


7,544 posted on 01/26/2007 11:18:17 AM PST by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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