Paul addresses a heresy inward Romans 6 that is growing inward popularity today.
This heresy claims that since we're saved yesteryear grace together with forgiven:
1. Our behaviour doesn't matter.
2. God is ever pleased amongst us.
3. Those who emphasize obedience are legalists.
Faith stresses yielding to God together with hence He tin give notice alter us from the within out (Philippians 2:12-13). It brings liberty because it's motivated yesteryear our dear for Christ together with our wishing to delight Him (Ephesians 5:8-13).
Ephesians 2:8-9 which says we're saved yesteryear grace, non plant is inward the same Bible every bit James 2:17 which says faith without plant is dead.
The best agency to rid our churches of this unsafe heresy is to encourage personal Bible study. Scripture clearly links grace together with works, faith together with obedience (see below). So should we!
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Matthew 7:21: Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' volition instruct into the kingdom of heaven, but solely the 1 who does the volition of my Father who is inward heaven.
John 14:21: Whoever has my commands together with keeps them is the 1 who loves me. The 1 who loves me volition move loved yesteryear my Father, together with I also volition dear them together with demo myself to them.
1 John 2:4: Whoever says, "I know him," but does non produce what he commands is a liar, together with the truth is non inward that person.
1 John 3:24: The 1 who keeps God's commands lives inward him, together with he inward them. And this is how nosotros know that he lives inward us: We know it yesteryear the Spirit he gave us.
1 John 5:2: This is how nosotros know that nosotros dear the children of God: yesteryear loving God together with carrying out his commands.
1 Peter 1:2: God the Father knew you lot together with chose you lot long ago, together with his Spirit has made you lot holy. As a result, you lot accept obeyed him together with accept been cleansed yesteryear the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you lot to a greater extent than together with to a greater extent than grace together with peace.
Romans 1:5: Through him nosotros received grace together with apostleship to telephone band all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name's sake.
Acts 5:32: We are witnesses of these things, together with and hence is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.
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(1) Legalism focuses on the alphabetic lineament of the law, non the spirit of the constabulary (See Calvin & Hobbes).
