Tag: because of athletics
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If Salvation is By Grace Alone, Why Are There Requirements?
We are in the middle of this section of miracles in Matthew’s Gospel, and Jesus makes some statements about what it costs to follow Him. Costs? We hear often about free grace and about how nothing is required of us. We teach that salvation is a free gift. We teach that salvation is by grace…
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If Jesus Upholds All Things, Why Is He The One We Neglect for Other Stuff?
In the previous two verses, we saw that Christ’s word is entirely sufficient for all of life and ministry. Christ’s word is the final word, which is entirely sufficient to accomplish both the salvation and sanctification of God’s people. Yet, in every generation, we get addicted to so much less. We invest in school, athletics,…