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Originally Posted by OBW
The only "formula" I have seen is to believe (have faith) in Jesus Christ. So what do you say about the Jewish believers that continued to include acts of ritual worship? Is their salvation made null?
Or is it just that they are failing to realize everything that grace gives them due to their continued reliance on the law?
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The 2nd thing. Certainly their salvation is not nullified, but rather grace. That is, grace is a free gift we don't work for; whereas the law is something we must keep. Therefore "fallen from grace" means we are trying to add something and do things on our own - thinking we can improve the perfect gift of freedom in the Spirit. Paul says this is putting ourselves under bondage.