Chapter 44
The Cost
Salvation is the free gift of God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
ìFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God.î Ephesians 2:8
Standing in the truth of the Word of God against the idolatry and error that has
crept into the Church is no small task. It takes the power of the Holy Spirit
operating in the life of a believer to enable them to do so.
ìFor our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in
power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye
know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.î
1 Thessalonians 1:5
ìFor the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.î
1 Corinthians 4:20
If we read the epistles of the Apostle Paul, we see how much time he spent
dealing with the errors that had crept into the fledgling church. Speaking about
those teachers that wormed their way into the Church at Corinth, he wrote.