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Marks of the True Gospel and of False Gospels |
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Marks of a false
gospel |
Marks of the true
gospel |
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2:21 |
Treats Christ's death as meaningless |
1:11, 12 |
Teaches that the source of the gospel is God |
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3:12 |
Says people must obey the law in order to be saved |
2:20 |
Knows that life is obtained through death' we trust in the God who loved us and died for us so that we might die to sin and live for him |
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4:10 |
Tries to find favor with God by observing certain rituals |
3:14 |
Explains that all believers have the Holy Spirit through faith |
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5:4 |
Counts on keeping laws to erase sin |
3:21, 22 |
Declares that we cannot be saved by keeping laws; the only way of salvation is through faith in Christ, which is available to all |
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3:26-28 |
Says that all believers are one in Christ, so there is no basis for discrimination of any kind |
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5:24, 25 |
Proclaims that we are free from the grip of sin and that the Holy Spirit's power fills and guides us |
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