Justification is a Friend to the Heart and to Holiness
Many have charged the doctrine of imputed righteousness of producing an antinomian spirit. If, it is reasoned, there is nothing left for the believer to do in order to inherit eternal life, then there is no motive for holy living. Therefore this... [ ... ]
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