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Why We Cannot Develop Ourselves Into God’s People The New Birth Is God’s Work, Not Human Improvement There is a common idea in religious thought that a person must work to develop himself into someone God would want to have fellowship with. It sounds noble, but it is contrary to the revealed...

There are many who adhere to the doctrine of Lordship Salvation, whether they believe in total submission to Christ for eternal life, or fruit of regeneration in all who believe; adding to the gospel, as the root or the fruit, the necessity of works. But this contradicts the scriptures so easily...

According to the scriptures, upon one’s faith in Christ and the gospel, a person is justified, escaping eternal condemnation, and receiving eternal life. Although the claim by some is, that a person, once being justified, is then necessarily increasingly sanctified, resulting in their sin being...