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Is salvation by faith alone or faith plus good works?
Either / Or? So many Protestants are looking at the salvation in Jesus Christ question as “Either/Or.” Either it is by faith alone, period. … Or it by faith plus good works (or works alone – (gasp!). Neither extremes are the spirit of the truth the New Testament teaches. Actually, there is a THIRD OTHER answer …
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About Salvation in Christ
The New Testament teaches that Jesus Christ’s forgiveness is for all past and present sins upon repentance, receiving Jesus as Lord, and baptism into Him by immersion in water, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Forgiveness is offered for future sins also, but salvation is often misrepresented by modern teachers and preachers to negate or minimize conditions Jesus required for anyone who wishes to be a Christian – also known as a disciple. Luke 14 – 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And…