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  • Salvation by means of grace meant their own self-effort was in vain—their drug had been taken from them.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • Salvation by means of grace meant their own self-effort was in vain—their drug had been taken from them.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • Salvation by means of grace meant their own self-effort was in vain—their drug had been taken from them.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • Romans 12:2 does not teach us to no longer be conformed to this world but to be transformed by some religious activity, a set of rules, or sincere self-effort; it says “be transformed” by the renewing of your mind.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

  • The primary point I want to make is that life change—genuine spiritual maturity—is not the result of external self-effort, but a supernatural process that flows from the inside out.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

  • Again, it has nothing to do with self-effort because He has done all the work for us.

    Fear Not Tommorow, God is Already There Ruth Graham 2009

  • Again, it has nothing to do with self-effort because He has done all the work for us.

    Fear Not Tommorow, God is Already There Ruth Graham 2009

  • The wrong way is attempting to build authentic community out of the power of our own self-effort, personality, and the strength of the flesh.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

  • After years of self-effort and spiritual failure, most retain a superficial acknowledgment of faith in Jesus while their lifestyle demonstrates very little difference from that of their non-Christian friends.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

  • I was a prisoner and no amount of self-effort delivered me.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

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