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1 | What "norms" can we disregard? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 77748 | ||
CDBJ: Indeed for some who have strayed to the degree that they see the grace of God as needing a boost from them, grace is no more grace. Would that we all who profess Christ could have the mind of the apostle Paul when it comes to grace: Three times he besought the Lord that his thorn in the flesh depart from him. And the Lord answered him: "My grace is sufficient for thee." Paul's response was one of total acceptance, for he said, "Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." The clear teaching is that the grace of God through Christ is sufficient, and being sufficient, it needs our total acceptance but it needs no boosts from us: there is nothing that we can add to God's grace and he who thinks otherwise is a sad and foolish man. --Hank | ||||||
2 | What "norms" can we disregard? | Bible general Archive 1 | CDBJ | 77754 | ||
Greeting Hank, you talk about how sad and foolish people can be and that they don’t understand grace. Grace is like getting a ride on the space shuttle, only the shuttle is Jesus and one must be buckled in tight. Those that don’t understand grace and aren’t trusting on Jesus death on the cross, are trying to make sure they are covering all the possibilities. They in fact don’t think what Jesus did is enough, so they remove themselves from the shuttle, that’s going 17,000 mph, so they can help push with their puny works of baptism or keeping the law or what ever else is in addition to faith. Galatians 1:6-7 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. Faith is staying buckled in the seat and relying only on Jesus who is able to accomplish what he says he will do. 2 Tim. 1:12 (B) for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. CDBJ |
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