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Bp elect Lane seems all about carrying out the social gospel: "More pressing in Maine, he said, will be encouraging congregations to be more actively involved in ministering to their communities, from providing food and other essentials to the needy to reaching out to college communities." What about the gospel of Christ that transforms lives? A life of service will follow from the transformation through repentance and giving one's life to Christ. But service without Christ is trying to "earn one's way into heaven" which leads to frustration and falling away.report abuse
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