Romans 4:4
But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;
Romans 11:6
But if it is in His grace that He has selected them, then His choice is no longer determined by human actions. Otherwise grace would be grace no longer.
Matthew 20:1-16
"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,
Romans 9:32
And why? Because they were pursuing a righteousness which should arise not from faith, but from what they regarded as merit. They stuck their foot against the stone which lay in their way;
Romans 11:35
"Who has first given God anything, so as to receive payment in return?"
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