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1 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Lionstrong | 5282 | ||
How much does salvation cost us? Nothing and everthing. Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Only the sacrifice of the sinless, Son of God could ransom us from our enslavement to sin, from our debt to the righteous law of God. Any attempt to pay the debt we owe only cheapens the the blood of Christ and insults the total sufficiency of His finished work on the cross. Salvation costs us nothing. Christ's ransom fully satisfied the justice of God. Phil 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, I disagree that "Christianity is not a religion; it is a relationship." Our religion IS a relationship, God reconciled to man through Christ. And as we realize the value of this great pearl, we give up all as rubbish and suffer its loss to gain more of the value of this new relationship. Lionstrong |
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2 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Mommapbs | 98554 | ||
Greetings Lionstrong! Heard a great message in church about this passage that I thought you might like - My Pastor admitted that what he was about to share differed from the majority of commentaries, but who made them king . . . anyway, the gist of his messsage is this: the pearl is the church and Christ is the merchant. Now, plug this thinking into Jesus' parables about the sower and the field and you will see a connection. HE is the sower, He is the seeker and He is the buyer. I believe that God treasures people. We, His children are His joy. Knowing this gives new meaning to the verse, "The joy of the Lord is my strength." Neh 8:10 Knowing that I am deeply loved by God is beyond words. mommapbs |
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3 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Ray | 98564 | ||
Hi mommapbs, It sounds like a good sermon to me. It appears that your pastor brings out of his treasured congregation things both new and old. Is he your inspiration for thinking new things? I can see in Matthew 13:44-50 the humanity of Jesus as the "man", the "merchant", and the "dragnet". I believe that it is a good contrast to the "Man" of Matthew 13:54, see NKJ. Unfortunately, the Scriptures tell us that they took offense at Him [sic]. Matthew 13:57 and Mark 6:3. The relationship that we have as Christians is not with a man who lived and died but rather it is a relationship with the Man, Jesus Christ who rose from the dead and is alive forevermore. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Mommapbs | 98573 | ||
Amen Ray! My pastor is not my inspiritation, nor should any shepherd be, unless of course it is THE Shepherd! (This of course does not prohibit THE Shepherd from speaking through His shepherds or others even on this Forum!) But,truly, I was delighted in this sermon as this young man has ears willing to hear . . . so much of the time we get regurgitated messages and this one was refreshing and an encouragement to me for if you read my posts, you will see that many times, I take a different "tack" from the thinking of others. God is so amazing and so loves to tell us His thoughts - most of which are really about His great love for us! Blessings to you, mommapbs |
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5 | How much does salvation cost us? | Matt 13:46 | Ray | 98600 | ||
Hi mommapbs, I have always appreciated your open mind and free thinking. And a new message is refreshing. My wife hasn't been a regular church attender for years and one of the reasons is that she hasn't heard a new sermon in her few occurances of attendence. I appreciate that your young man has ears to hear and is willing to speak of things new and old. The comparison of Matthew 13:9 and Matthew 13:52 and a further comparison/contrast of the verses following again shows to me how this Man wants to be returned to for healing, but they do not see or hear His wisdom and power. From the heart, Ray |
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