tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120258547974316772.post4142178305412858629..comments2023-03-19T04:07:20.049-07:00Comments on Paradigm Shift: Answering Melanie’s Question IIjmachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508442838322789893noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120258547974316772.post-76470754535655335832012-07-24T06:15:06.722-07:002012-07-24T06:15:06.722-07:00We cannot be saved by keeping the law or trying to...We cannot be saved by keeping the law or trying to make ourselves right with God by keeping the law. We cannot save ourselves, for we are saved by grace. Circumcision was a symbol of having the right background and doing everything required by law. Obeying the law makes it harder and burdensome. It does not make it any easier for God to save us. The only thing we can do is to accept His magnificent gift, Jesus, through faith.AWnoreply@blogger.com