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God: Access
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study on God: access to God.
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Jn. 10:7; 14:6
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We can only access God through Jesus Christ.
To go to the Father through Jesus Christ, we must love Jesus and
keep His commandments (Jn. 14:15-24).
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Matt. 6:6; Jn. 16:26
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We access God through prayer in the name of Jesus Christ (cf. Col.
3:17).
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Rom. 5:1-2
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We are justified by faith through Jesus Christ; we access God's
grace through faith.
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Therefore we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God (Rom. 5:2).
Therefore we glory in tribulation knowing that tribulation produces
perseverance, character, and hope (Rom. 5:3-5; cf. Jas. 1:2-4).
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Grace and salvation are in Christ (2 Tim. 1:9; 2:1, 10). We enter
into Christ through baptism (Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27).
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Jas. 4:8-10
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We must have clean hands and a pure heart to humbly draw near to
God. Then, He will draw near to us.
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Also, see SANCTIFICATION.
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Eph. 2:13
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Those who are in Christ have been made near to God by the blood
of Christ.
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Eph. 3:12; Col. 1:21-22
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We have boldness to access God through faith in Christ.
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Heb. 4:14-16
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We boldly access the throne of grace through Jesus Christ our High
Priest.
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Heb. 10:19, 22
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We have boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Christ.
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1 Pet. 3:18
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Christ suffered once for sins that He might bring us to God.
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The antitype which now saves us is baptism (1 Pet. 3:21).
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