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It is said that Jesus does away with two vices, pride and avarice with this one command to freely give, since whatever they received is a gift of God, without any merit of their own, and so pride has no place. And second against avarice, because everything received must be freely given away. [2]
Jerome: "As He had sent the Apostles forth unprovided and unencumbered on their mission, and the condition of the teachers seemed a hard one, He tempered the severity of the rules by this maxim, The labourer is worthy of his hire, i. e. Receive what you need for your food and clothing. Whence the Apostle says, Having food and raiment, let us ...
Assurance is based on Christ's perfection given freely to believers (imputed righteousness) and not based on progressive steps of holiness. The Dallas Theological Seminary sums up the general consensus of free grace theology in Article XI of its doctrinal statement, in reference to assurance: [ 133 ]
The Open English Bible (OEB) is a freely redistributable modern translation based on the Twentieth Century New Testament translation. A work in progress, with its first publication in August 2010, the OEB is edited and distributed by Russell Allen.
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. ... New light on the life of Jesus: Author: Briggs, Charles Augustus, 1841-1913 ... Recoded by LuraDocument PDF v2 ...
Therefore, the Authorized King James Bible shall be the Bible used by Florida Bible College of Tampa." [35] Some readers prefer the KJV because it is in the public domain in most countries [36] (with the UK being a notable exception). This allows them to freely copy any amount of the translation without worrying about royalties or copyright.
The Wesley Study Bible has comprehensive notes on the text written by over 50 Biblical scholars along with life application notes written by over 50 pastors. The General Editors of the Bible were William H. Willimon , United Methodist bishop of Birmingham, Alabama and Joel B. Green , professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller ...
In Catholic theology, merit is a property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward: it is a salutary act (i.e., "Human action that is performed under the influence of grace and that positively leads a person to a heavenly destiny") [4] to which God, in whose service the work is done, in consequence of his infallible promise may give a reward (prœmium, merces).