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"The gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24) is shown to be made clear enough that a false gospel can be discerned by way of comparison with it.<ref>Adam Clarke, LL.D., F.S.A., (1715-1832), Romans 1:6-9</ref>  It is principally here that false religions are seen to be in foundational contrast to the apostolic gospel, and which manifests who or what they worship, in which, officially or by way of informal conveyance, they teach that one's own sacrifices and works (or those of their religion) can or must merit them salvation.<ref>Barnes, Rm. 3:20-25, Gal. 1:6-8</ref> The Bible also declares that man's own works, by which he supposes he is justified before the one true Holy God, are as filthy rags.<ref>Barnes, Is. 64:6</ref> (Is. 64:6) In this the Bible is particularly evidenced to most uniquely stand apart from thousands of beliefs, in that it declares that there is only One Way to be justified before God and gain eternal life with Him, that being through true faith in the risen Lord Jesus and His sinless shed blood. (Rm. 3:25) There are different degrees of critical deviations from the Biblical gospel in this regard, and in the West it is often seen that one may have an outward profession of faith in Jesus Christ but not the inward reality, not having experienced the new birth.<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/rubornagain.html Are you born again? by J. C. RYLE - 1816-1900]</ref><ref>[http://www.precious-testimonies.com/General/a-e/BornAgainIndex.htm PRECIOUS BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN TESTIMONIES]</ref> (Jn. 3:3-7; Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9; Gal. 4:6)   

"The gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24) is shown to be made clear enough that a false gospel can be discerned by way of comparison with it.<ref>Adam Clarke, LL.D., F.S.A., (1715-1832), Romans 1:6-9</ref>  It is principally here that false religions are seen to be in foundational contrast to the apostolic gospel, and which manifests who or what they worship, in which, officially or by way of informal conveyance, they teach that one's own sacrifices and works (or those of their religion) can or must merit them salvation.<ref>Barnes, Rm. 3:20-25, Gal. 1:6-8</ref> The Bible also declares that man's own works, by which he supposes he is justified before the one true Holy God, are as filthy rags.<ref>Barnes, Is. 64:6</ref> (Is. 64:6) In this the Bible is particularly evidenced to most uniquely stand apart from thousands of beliefs, in that it declares that there is only One Way to be justified before God and gain eternal life with Him, that being through true faith in the risen Lord Jesus and His sinless shed blood. (Rm. 3:25) There are different degrees of critical deviations from the Biblical gospel in this regard, and in the West it is often seen that one may have an outward profession of faith in Jesus Christ but not the inward reality, not having experienced the new birth.<ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/rubornagain.html Are you born again? by J. C. RYLE - 1816-1900]</ref><ref>[http://www.precious-testimonies.com/General/a-e/BornAgainIndex.htm PRECIOUS BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN TESTIMONIES]</ref> (Jn. 3:3-7; Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9; Gal. 4:6)   

Another false gospel, among others, found within that which is broadly called Christianity, is one that that holds that one is saved by faith, but that a Christian no longer being "under the law", (Rm. 6:14,15) means that the Christian is not bound to the moral laws of the Bible. This teaching is called antinomianism, of which there are different variations, but which basically enables "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness",<ref>[http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/GO/gvcc/radio_trans/antinomianism.html Antinomianism, P. G. Mathew, M.A., M.Div., Th.M]</ref> (Jude 1:4) and which idea Paul, the "apostle of grace", expounded at length against, as does the Bible as whole. (Rm. cps. 6-8) Being freed from the law basically refers to the law not being a means of salvation, as well as not being bound to literal obedience as regards ceremonial aspects of it.<ref>Albert Barnes, (Mt. 5:18)</ref> (Gal. 4:10; Col. 2:16,17; Heb. 9:10)

Another false gospel, among others, found within that which is broadly called Christianity, is one that that holds that one is saved by faith, but that a Christian no longer being "under the law", (Rm. 6:14,15) means that the Christian is not bound to the moral laws of the Bible. This teaching is called [[antinomianism]], of which there are different variations, but which basically enables "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness",<ref>[http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/GO/gvcc/radio_trans/antinomianism.html Antinomianism, P. G. Mathew, M.A., M.Div., Th.M]</ref> (Jude 1:4) and which idea Paul, the "apostle of grace", expounded at length against, as does the Bible as whole. (Rm. cps. 6-8) Being freed from the law basically refers to the law not being a means of salvation, as well as not being bound to literal obedience as regards ceremonial aspects of it.<ref>Albert Barnes, (Mt. 5:18)</ref> (Gal. 4:10; Col. 2:16,17; Heb. 9:10)

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