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We need to be reminded again and again that our works are useless when it comes to impressing God. This was something that I was reminded of again at New Word Alive when Terry Virgo preached on grace<\/a>, as well as in my preparation for a sermon I preached a few days before entitled Work, Rest, and Play<\/a>. It has been a while since then, so I thought it would be a good time to remind me of this point once more. I don\u2019t know about you, but I need reminding regularly of the dangers of legalism. This quote from B. B. Warfield speaks to that very well: <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing in us or done by us, at any stage of our earthly development, because of which we are acceptable to God. We must always be accepted for Christ\u2019s sake, or we cannot be accepted at all. This is not true of us only when we believe. It is just as true after we have believed. It will continue to be true as long as we live. Our need of Christ does not cease with our believing, nor does the nature of our relation to him or to God through him ever alter, no matter what our attainments in Christian graces or our achievements in behavior may be. It is always on His blood and righteousness alone that we can rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 B. B. Warfield, Works <\/em>7:113<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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