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			 Pope Shenouda III 
 
 
 Many Protestant groups hold that  repentance is one of the works of Grace and all man's strivings are  void. It is sufficient that man casts himself at the feet of  Christ to  save him from his sins. The Orthodox doctrine holds that the whole  spiritual life of man is a fellowship of the  Holy Spirit. The  Holy Spirit supports but man should strive. If man does not strive the  Apostle will reproach him, saying: “You have not yet resisted to  bloodshed, striving against sin” (Heb. 12: 4).
 
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