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Verteidigt den Glauben 2022_10

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Mon, 10/10/2022

Sind gute Werke für das Heil unerlässlich?

Frage: Jakobus sagt, dass der Glaube ohne Werke tot ist (Jakobus 2,20.26). Paulus schrieb: „bewirket eure eigene Seligkeit mit Furcht und Zittern“ (Philipper 2,12). Müssten wir daraus nicht schließen, dass gute Werke für die Errettung notwendig sind? Und befänden wir uns nicht in...Read more

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