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Romans 4:3-6
What does Scripture say?“ Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness.David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
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Matthew 20:2
He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
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Matthew 20:6-7
About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them,‘ Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’“‘ Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.“ He said to them,‘ You also go and work in my vineyard.’
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Romans 5:20-21
The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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1 Timothy 1 14-1 Timothy 1 16
The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners— of whom I am the worst.But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
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Ephesians 2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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Luke 23:40-43
But the other criminal rebuked him.“ Don’t you fear God,” he said,“ since you are under the same sentence?We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”Then he said,“ Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”Jesus answered him,“ Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
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Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s gracethat he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,