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I believe that the root of almost every schism and heresy from which the Christian church has ever suffered has been the effort of men to earn, rather than to receive, their salvation. ---- John Ruskin

 

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel ---- not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed(Galatians 1:6-8).

 

For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; .... Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us...so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith (Galatians 3:10, 11, 13, 14b).