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  1. A comment on the video ….

    “The grace that God gives us is the ability to keep the law.”
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    This is not the primary meaning of grace found in Paul’s letters or the New Testament as a whole. Grace is forgiveness for sinners who fail to keep the law. Saved by grace does not mean that we are saved through God’s work in our hearts but that, out of his divine favour, and despite our poor attempts to keep the law, he loves and saves us any way.

    The speaker confuses grace IMPUTED with grace IMPARTED.

  2. Legalism is returning to Adventist communities. Ideas of a perfect last generation, and the efficacy of obedience deny our absolute reliance on grace.
    It is time to reframe our view of law, and accept that grace alone provides salvation. Let’s orient our teaching towards an emphasis on what Jesus has done – not what we must do. A legalist approach tells us nothing about God’s love, and a focus on ‘works’ is always doomed to disappointment and failure.

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At a camp meeting 40 years later, I happened to see Dr. I. demonstrating some kind of health product, if I remember correctly. (In my mind, I see only the image of him, much older, but still looking much like he did when I was a student, with a friend by my side.) I lingered a little but did not introduce myself. I briefly wondered whether he recognized me. I’m fairly sure that I was as recognizable to him as he was to me.

Had he changed? Or did he still feel superior in his “humility”? Should I talk to him? I didn’t know how to approach him, and was busy with friends. I still don’t know whether I should have said something. (Maybe I’m just a coward.)

If God wants him to see my story, his and my identity are clear enough in this post, that God can direct him to it.