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Martin Luther on Grace Alone - Lutheran (Psalm 51:10)

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"'Create'—this is grace language. We cannot clean our own hearts; we can only receive what God creates. David the king becomes David the beggar: 'Have mercy on me.' The clean heart is gift, not achievement. Sola gratia—grace alone creates what law demands." — Martin Luther. Lutheran: grace-created heart.

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