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willycooper | 4 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +5 
 Romans 3:10-12 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”

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LibertyGal | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Amen!

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them."  (Ephesians 2:8-10)
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mleku | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 works and sects/denominations are both contrary to the teachings

and i've seen this idiocy also in islam, people treating Salah like some score you rack up to win your mansion in heaven
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LibertyGal | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 A denomination can be useful in finding a decent church since so many denominations have become so corrupted, even if they started out faithful to God's word.  On the other hand, putting a denomination anywhere near the authority of God's word, is evil.  We left a church because of this issue.  The pastor was good.  Our small group Bible Study was good, but we came to find out that the rest of the church was seriously messed up.  Our Bible Study got in trouble for teaching through the Bible instead of using the denominations Sunday School material.

I agree that anyone who thinks we can work our way into God's good graces or into salvation is 100% wrong.  Works is an evidence of salvation, not a method of earning salvation.
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mleku | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 "by their fruits ye shall know them"

not by their ornaments or magnitude or position
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anchorite | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I was at the Texas Episcopal conference a few years ago, and I was greeted by an extremely well-dressed man who identified himself as a communist. I was also greeted by a priest who joked with the priest who brought me about how difficult it is to operate in Texas. The phrase "flyover country" may have been mentioned. The obvious implication was because Texas is conservative, implying that the Episcopal Church is politically motivated. They fly a lot of rainbow colors.

It seems clear to me that any large and influential institution would be unable to withstand the corrupting influence of infinite money emanating from the money printer.