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God works in man many good things to which man does not contribute; but man does not work any good things apart from God, since…
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For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son…who made Himself a perfect sacrifice, that through the cross, our sins may be redeemed. This is the beginning and the end of the Christian life, but we were originally created to be more than we are now.