Being in a right relationship with God has always been and will always be By Grace. God’s Grace.
This is not a NEW doctrine; it has been a doctrine since man fell into sin in the Garden of Eden. And it will continue on into eternity. The Apostle Paul states it:
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
It could not be stated any better. And then it goes on:
Ephesians 2:10-12 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
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