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Charles Ryrie on Grace Dispensation Gift - Dispensational (Romans 6:23)

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"In this dispensation of grace, the gift is freely offered to all. Sin's wages remain constant across ages—death. But the gift of eternal life is most clearly revealed in the church age. Until the rapture, the invitation stands: receive the gift in Christ Jesus." — Charles Ryrie. Dispensational: dispensational gift.

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Romans 6:23

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