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by Mike Taylor 2:8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 2:9  Not of works, lest any man should boast.  (Ephesians 2:8-9) When one speaks of God’s grace, it     has been defined as the love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it, but is the condescension or benevolence shown by God toward the human race. It is understood by Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to man being a generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved -that takes the form of divine favor, love, clemency, and a share in the divine life of God. It is an attribute of God that is most manifest in the salvation of sinners. Christianity holds that the initiative in the relationship of grace between God and an individual is always on the side of God, not man. God pursues us, as we do not pursue Him. CAPTURED BY GRACE ...

The Lego Moment: When the “truth” of a heresy snaps into place By Joe McKeever “Even though we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8,9). The devil, that master of falsehoods and creator of fake religions, is no fool. He knows that a manmade religion has to look and feel right if people are going to buy it. So, he keeps tweaking it until he finds the right combination to achieve that “aha!” moment when everything falls into place. He blends a mixture of doctrinal teachings that sound impressive, emotional incentives that feel good, and outlandish rewards out in the future that entice the unthinking alongwith a certain amount of history which he has either created out of whole cloth or tampered with to make it say what he wishes and a fellowship of the deceived-and-deceiving so the seeker can be locked into the system. When the seeker is combing over the details of this new...