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The Paradox of the New Testament Concept of Unmerited Divine Grace and Conditional
Tushima,Cephas T. A.
Tushima,Cephas T. A.
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"Since the Reformation, the doctrine of unmerited divine grace has been central in Protestant soteriology. Millard J. Erickson, in highlighting the importance of this concept in the divine–human relationship in general, describes how Karl Barth captures the Protestant stance on grace: “Scripture teaches that what unites man with God is, from God’s side, his grace.” 1 Specifically, with respect to salvation, after citing Romans 6:23 and Ephesians 2:8–9, Erickson insists, “Justification is something completely undeserved. It is not an achievement. It is an obtainment, not an attainment. Even faith is not some good work which God must reward with salvation. It is God’s gift. It is not the cause of our salvation, but the means by which we receive it."
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2011
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