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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Appendix: "Once for All"</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.1"><meta name="keywords" content="Bible, Study, HowTo"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Biblestudy HowTo"><link rel="up" href="h2-importance.html" title="Chapter�1.�Importance of God's Word"><link rel="prev" href="h2-importance-exhortations.html" title="Exhortations"><link rel="next" href="h2-importance-supplement.html" title="Supplement: Bible Reading Programs"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Appendix: "Once for
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All"</h2></div></div></div><div class="blockquote"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="blockquote" summary="Block quote"><tr><td width="10%" valign="top">�</td><td width="80%" valign="top"><p>The truth regarding the
finality of God's initiative in Christ is conveyed by one word of the Greek
Testament, namely the adverb <span class="foreignphrase"><em class="foreignphrase">hapax</em></span> and
<span class="foreignphrase"><em class="foreignphrase">ephapax</em></span>. It is usually translated in the
Authorized Version once, meaning once for all. It is used of what is so done as
to be of perpetual validity and never need repetition, and is applied in the NT
to both revelation and redemption. Thus, Jude refers to the faith which was
once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), and Romans says,
"<span class="emphasis"><em>Christ also died for sins once for all</em></span>"
(Rom.6:10, see also 1 Pe.3:18; Heb.9:26-28). </p><p>
Thus we may say that God has spoken once
for all and Christ has suffered once for all. This means that the Christian
revelation and the Christian redemption are both alike in Christ complete.
Nothing can be added to either without being derogatory to Christ... These are
the two rocks on which the Protestant Reformation was built -- Gods revealed
word without the addition of human traditions and Christ's finished work without
the addition of human merits. The Reformers great watchwords were <span class="foreignphrase"><em class="foreignphrase">sola
scriptura</em></span> for our authority and <span class="foreignphrase"><em class="foreignphrase">sola gratia</em></span> for our salvation.</p></td><td width="10%" valign="top">�</td></tr><tr><td width="10%" valign="top">�</td><td colspan="2" align="right" valign="top">--<span class="attribution">John R. W. Stott, <span class="emphasis"><em>Christ the Controversialist,</em></span>
InterVarsity Press 1978, pp.106-107</span></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="h2-importance-exhortations.html">Prev</a>�</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="h2-importance.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="h2-importance-supplement.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Exhortations�</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">�Supplement: Bible Reading
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