I don\u2019t think you can be a Christian without being a disciple. The idea that I can come to the Lord and by grace have all of my sins forgiven and have my name written in heaven, and have the Carpenter go to work on a mansion in my Father\u2019s house, and at the same time raise hell on my way to heaven is impossible and unscriptural. It cannot be found in the Bible.<\/p>\n
We are never saved by our good works, but we are not saved apart from good works. Out of our saving faith in Jesus Christ, there springs immediately goodness and righteousness. Spring is not brought by flowers, but you cannot have spring without flowers. It isn\u2019t my righteousness that saves, but the salvation I have received brings righteousness.<\/p>\n
Amos 3:3; Titus 2:11\u201314<\/p>\n
The Counselor,<\/i> 127.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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