Tag: grace
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Reconciliation: the Supernatural Example
Colossians 1:22-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.” Romans 12:18 “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” One of the wonders of the…
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All Sufficient Grace for Even Me!
2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you.” How wonderful it is when we realize that the Scriptures are to be applied to each one of us personally. While the Scriptures were written by men who experienced God in a very personal way at the time they were written many years ago, they are…
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Grace! Peace!
Colossians 1:1-2 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brother in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.” Do you know that every letter the apostle Paul wrote in the Bible begins in the same way? Each…
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The Greatness of God
1 John 4:8 “God is love” Isaiah 6:3 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty” Psalm 25:8 “Good and upright is the Lord.” Exodus 34:6 “The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” All of the statements above about God’s nature could be considered massive understatements, primarily…
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Gracious Restraint
Matthew 26:67 “Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him.” What does inner strength look like? How is it displayed? Perhaps one of the most magnificent displays of this strength ever seen is in the scene above as Jesus was being led to the cross. Here is an awesome example…
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Self-Assessment
1 Timothy 1:15 “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” How do you see yourself? Perhaps you think of yourself in your heart of hearts as essentially a good person. Maybe you are like so many of the celebrities or politicians that say after they have been…
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Manifestations of God
John 17:6, 18 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. . . As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” God is invisible . . .…
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(Re)actions that speak louder than words
Psalm 145:8-9 “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.” Aren’t you glad that the true God is the God of the Bible? When we think of His great power, aren’t you glad that the things that are said…
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The incredible mercy of God!
Deuteronomy 9:6-7 “Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day you came out of the land of…
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Gracious restraint
Leviticus 26:23-24 “And if by this discipline you are not turned to me but walk contrary to me, then I also will walk contrary to you, and I myself will strike you sevenfold for your sins.” To what end will God go to save people from eternal destruction? Does He just give us His laws,…
To Encourage You 