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Do I have to earn God's blessing as a Christian?

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Chuck Smith's answer from Galatians: "No, God does not reward me for good efforts, or even good performance." Paul asks the same question of believers: "having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" (Galatians 3:3). Read Chuck on Galatians 3:4 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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