Rules
Legalism—most dangerous threat to believers
Christ + works
(Matthew 15:3)
Matt. 15:3 And he answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?”
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Christ + nothing
(Romans 3:23-24)
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by his grace throught the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.”
Two key ideas
“I am saved”
Justification
Once for all
A finished work“
I am being saved”
Sanctification
An ongoing work
We overlap “saved” and “being saved”
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