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> [“Scripture also makes clear that our faith is not a work. Our new status is based wholly on the merits of Christ and not on anything about us. While a paintbrush may be the instrumental cause of a work of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-norris/scripture-also-makes-clear-that-our-faith-is-not-a-work-our-new/)

Robert M. Norris

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## More by Robert M. Norris

> [“Scripture also makes clear that our faith is not a work. Our new status is based wholly on the merits of Christ and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-norris/scripture-also-makes-clear-that-our-faith-is-not-a-work-our-new/)

Robert M. Norris

> [“Others, however, have an overwhelming sense of their own inadequacy and see only their failings, and to these Edwards brings the sweetness of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-norris/others-however-have-an-overwhelming-sense-of-their-own-inadequacy-and/)

Robert M. Norris

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