Episode 32
DW joined us in this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast where we discussed whether salvation is by works or by grace alone through faith alone.
We looked at a number of good works and searched the scriptures as to whether they are capable of saving us from eternal separation from a holy God. Some of the good works we looked at are:
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Keeping the Golden rule or the 10 Commandments
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Giving Money and/or Time
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Making Religious Pilgrimages
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Proselytizing
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Religious ceremonies
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Baptism and why was Jesus baptized
We then explored the scriptures to determine if salvation is by grace or by faith. Are the books of James and Romans contradictory? Was Jesus proclaiming salvation by works when he declared, “I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat?”
What about the Old Testament? Was salvation by works or by grace back then? What about in the New Testament?
We concluded the episode with DW explaining how Jesus satisfied the Father in Isaiah 53:11 (“He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied”) with His death, burial and resurrection according to the scriptures.
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