Ephesians 2:4-9 (NIV)
4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in transgressions, it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And
God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace,
expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved,
through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God 9 not by works, so that
any one can boast.
The blood of Jesus brings man into a totally righteous state with God in the spirit
realm. It is the blood of Jesus Christ that is the founding principle to the doctrine of
justification by faith. This precious truth was lost when the early Church denied that
salvation could be obtained by releasing faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. This truth was
then substituted with a 'works doctrine' for salvation.
In order to do this, the early Church had to deny such scriptures as:
Galatians
2:16 (NIV) Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus
Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in
Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 2:20-21 (NIV) 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if
righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!" Galatians 5:1-4
(NIV) 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let
yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that
if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I
declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole
law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ, you have
fallen away from grace.
The above are only a few of the New Testament scriptures that the early Church had to
deny in order to develop the 'works doctrine'.
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