Richard Burgess, 28.07.2025 You may have heard the phrase "Jesus plus nothing equals everything," but does it? The answer is, yes, it does. Anything else is not the gospel. Anything else tips us into faith and works, and if so, the question arises, how much faith/works: 80/20%, 60/40%, 50/50% etc.. Let's be clear: we are … Continue reading JESUS PLUS NOTHING EQUALS EVERYTHING?
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Grace through all of Life
We are saved by grace alone, though faith alone, in Christ alone. But that's not all, grace also keeps us - everyday. Grace is not only essential at the beginning, we need it all the way through and praise God as the old hymn put it, "he giveth more grace," and "he giveth, and giveth, … Continue reading Grace through all of Life
Faith and Works 2
FAITH AND WORKS - EITHER/OR, BOTH, OR WHAT? To pick up from last week a much debated chapter is James 2, where the big question that has frequently loomed is 'do we need works in order to be saved?' Is it faith alone or is it faith and works? And if faith and works, how … Continue reading Faith and Works 2
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