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But while RCs (if not you) are prone to charge sola fide with preaching a cheap grace, "easy believism" is what Rome most examples, as her faith as manifest by her works, is that even notorious liberal RCs are to be treated as members in life and in death.

The argument about "cheap grace" makes sense only to those who think they will work their way to salvation.

Grace is a gift from God.

You can not buy a gift from someone. They either give it or they don't.

[Gamecock]

Yup.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

[metmom]

The argument about "cheap grace" makes sense only to those who think they will work their way to salvation.

It only appears to be cheap to those who do not understand how much it cost Jesus and who do not understand their own depravity.

There's nothing cheap about salvation.

It requires that we die to self. Not to earn our salvation but as a result of our salvation. Nobody who is truly saved can take it for granted nor not feel the tremendous debt of gratitude to the God who would save them from their self-made hell.

We desire to live righteous and pure lives not to merit heaven, but to please our God and Savior.

[HarleyD]

The argument about "cheap grace" makes sense only to those who think they will work their way to salvation. Grace is a gift from God.

Exactly. This bears repeating.

Grace is given to us by God. To call it "cheap" is not to understand what grace is all about.

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AMEN!