Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in u…

Horatius Bonar
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Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. Faith saves, because it owns the complete salvation of another, and not because it contributes anything to that salvation. ✨ Horatius Bonar, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor THE EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS, Lulu.com
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