Paul combats the classic arguments of greasy grace which are summed up in statements such as this: “If God is love, and I love doing what I do, then God must love it to.”
Silly Arguments
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The message of Christ will live on forever in us. (John 21:15-25)
We must be prepared to lay everything on the altar before God.
There is no higher calling, no higher purpose than to live a life that glorifies God. (John 17:1-5)
Paul focuses in on sin that is far more subtle, more serious, more insidious and more widespread than anything mentioned thus far.