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*KEEP EACH SEPARATE AND ATFULL STRENGTH.*MIXING DISTORTS THE FACEOF GOD AND WHAT HE IS LIKE.
*MIXING NEUTRALIZES THEPOWER OF THE WORD.
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*THE LAW AT FULL STRENGTH ALWAYS REVEALS THE “CHECKMATE” - “I’M NOT, I DON’T, AND I CAN’T.”*LAW MIXED OR WEAKENED IS CHARACTERIZED BY DO-ABILITY.
*MIXED OR WEAK LAW NEITHERCRUSHES NOR WORKS REPENTANCE.
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God loves you ...Do your best
for H i m!
*GOD’S LOVE IS IMPORTED INTO LAW, AND IT WEAKENS IT.*GOD’S LAW DEMANDS PERFECT OBEDIENCE, NOT SIMPLY YOUR BEST.
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Don 't w or r y...G od w i l l f or gi ve
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*WHEN COMFORT AND THE PROMISE OF FORGIVENESS ARE ADDED INTO LAW,THERE IS NODESPAIR...
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Don 't w or r y...G od w i l l f or gi ve
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*NOR CRUSHING OF THE OLD ADAM...
*NOR REPENTANCE!
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C lean u pyou r act !
*AN IMPRECISECONTEMPORARY BITOF JARGON THAT DOESN’T REVEAL THE WRATH OF GOD, OR...*ANY NEED FOR THE FORGIVENESS OFofTHE GOSPEL
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You n eed tosh ar e the l ove
of C h r i st .
*WORN-OUT DILUTED LAW, OFTEN INTENDED TO GET CHRISTIANS BUSY IN EVANGELISM*THIS IMPERATIVE IS QUITE DO-ABLE, -NO CRUSHING, NO DESPAIR..
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*THE GOSPEL AT FULL STRENGTH ALWAYS REVEALS THE GRACIOUS GOD WHO GIVES HIS SAVING GIFTS UNCONDITIONALLY IN CHRIST.
*WEAKENED GOSPEL GRANTS GIFTS OFGOD THAT ARE SOMETHING LESS THANFULL PARDON AND SALVATION FOREVER..
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*MIXED WITH LAW, CHRIST’S SAVINGGIFTS ARE OFFERED CONDITIONALLY..
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G od w i l l f or gi veyou i f ...
*ALL IF’S MAKE THE GOSPEL’S GIFTSCONDITIONAL ON SOMETHING WE MUSTCONTRIBUTE (LAW).
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G od w i l l f or gi veyou i f ...
*ALL CONDITIONS ADDED CANCEL THE GIFTS AND CREATE MERE BARGAINS.
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Tr u e Ch r i st i an sal w ays/n ever ...
*LAW IS MIXED INTO GOSPEL IF WECHARACTERIZE SAVING FAITH IN WAYSNOT COMMON TO ALL CHRISTIANS.
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Tr u e Ch r i st i an sal w ays/n ever ...
*E.G…CHRISTIANS ALWAYS PRAY, EVANGELIZE, LOVE,SERVE CHRIST, ETC. …NEVER FEAR DEATH, LIE, STEAL, ETC.
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*THE IMPERATIVE OF THE GOSPEL ISSIMPLY TO BELIEVE, NOT TO COMMIT TO ANYTHING!
You mu stcommi t ...
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You mu stcommi t ...
*TO COMMIT IS SOMETHING WE DO, MIXING LAW INTO GOSPEL...
AND MAKING CHRIST’S SAVING GIFTSDEPENDENT ON OUR COMMITMENTS..
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G od l oves youT h e l ove of
Ch r i st ...
*These water down the Gospel. Can you tell why?
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G od l oves youT h e l ove of
Ch r i st ...
*GOD’S LOVE IS NOT THE GOSPEL - IT IS GOD’S MOTIVE FOR HIS SAVING WORK IN CHRIST - AND LOVE IS AN ATTRIBUTE OF GOD, NOT A GOSPEL GIFT..
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God w i l l forgiveyou i f ...
True Chr istiansalways/never ...
You mustcommit ...
God loves youThe love of
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God loves you ...Do your best
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Don't wor ry...God w i l l forgive
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Clean upyour act!
You need toshare the love
of Chr ist.
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