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The Jewish people at the time of Jesus believed they
had a soul and Gentiles were just like animals. They had lived with
this mindset for such a long time that even Jesus' disciples were
carried away with the dissimulation. Our Savior came to pay for the
sins of mankind and He commissioned the early church to go out into
the world, but before this could happen, the bigoted mindset which
was so prevalent had to be supernaturally removed and then there
needed to be a teaching which regulated how mankind should live. God
supplied the supernatural with the new birth and Jesus delivered the
teachings during His earthly ministry. Jesus methodically laid out
doctrine for the New Testament church in which He covered spiritual
principles such as prayer, forgiveness and fasting. He spoke about
human interaction, finances, faith and truth. Good works are not
part of the salvation plan; we are saved by faith and faith alone.
God is a master planner, and as we study the words of Jesus, it
becomes increasingly clear that the modern church has severely
neglected the instructions of our Savior. |
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