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/* Fourteen */ bullet-pointed the differing denominational views listed in marginal note on pearl of great price
:The follower of Christ must always be ready instantly to renounce title to everything and give all effort and dedication to serving Him alone, [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|helping those in need]] (1 John 3:14-18), and honoring all who represent Him in holiness as His servants and members of His Body in the Kingdom of God the Father by and through the power of God the Holy Spirit (Matthew 10:41-42; 25:34-46; Ephesians 2:10). This is the pearl of great price, worth all that we have and all that we are. "He went and sold all that he had and bought it." <br> See Mark 8:34-38.
:*According to the [[Orthodox Church]], the pearl of great price is the "ancient Orthodox faith of the Apostles". <br> See [http://serfes.org/orthodox/whatistheorthodoxchurch.htm '''What Is The Orthodox Church And What Does It Believe?''', Written by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Nektaros Serfes (serfes.org)]
:*According to the [[Catholic Church]], the pearl of great price is the "Catholic Faith" in Christ, found in its fullness only in the "one, holy, catholic and apostolic church"in communion ([[solidarity]]) with the [[Pope]]. <br> See [https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/what-no-salvation-outside-the-church-means '''What "No Salvation Outside the Church" Means''', Jim Blackburn (catholic.com)] ''Explanation of Latin phrase, "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus".''
:*According to the [[Protestant Reformation|Evangelical Protestant Reformation churches]], the pearl of great price is obtained only by giving up emphases on [[Materialism|material worldliness]] and renouncing rejecting Catholic and Orthodox doctrines through adherence to the fundamental foundational Christian principles found only in the ''[[Five Solas]]'', which lead all souls to salvation in Christ: Scripture, Faith, Grace, Christ, and Glorifying God. <br> See [https://www.theopedia.com/the-cambridge-declaration-of-the-alliance-of-confessing-evangelicals '''The Cambridge Declaration of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals''' (theopedia.com)] <br> See also [http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books%20II/Torrey%20-%20The%20Fundamentals%201.pdf '''''The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth''''', edited by R. A. Torrey, A. C. Dixon and others. (ntslibrary.com)]
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