Tag: missing church
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How “Good Things” Distract Us From God Things
In the previous chapter, we saw that Christ’s word is the final word and that He alone upholds all things by the power of His word. We have discovered that if we really believe in Jesus as Lord, we will choose Him over school, work, hobbies, free-time, and anything else. None of these things has…
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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…