That last phrase is the key. If you know Christ as your Savior, you are saved not because of your decision or anything else you did, but because God took the initiative to reach down and save you by grace. If you took your children to a petting zoo and a little lamb came running toward you, you probably wouldn’t be afraid at all. You might even reach out your hand for the lamb to lick. But suppose you are at the zoo when the alarm goes out that a lion has escaped from its cage. If that lion came
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