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It's all about grace.
Grace. This is the age of grace, and yet many believers fail to grasp it. The word grace in the New Testament comes from the Greek word, charis, and has several applications:
Grace is revealed to us in God’s gift of salvation. This is best represented by the idea of God bestowing something upon someone though they did not deserve it. The key passage used to teach this principle is Ephesians 2:8, which states that we are saved by grace. In this passage, charis is usually described as unmerited favour.
Grace is also God’s favour upon believers in circumstances. Acts 4:33 shows that grace was upon them during a trial and persecution.
A word that is commonly used in conjunction with grace is, mercy. Read more
Regeneration - Man's Decision or God's Work?
When presenting the gospel, there are 3 points we must cover in order for our message to be considered a biblical gospel message.
Who is Man? ~ Who is Christ? ~ What Christ did?
There is another crucial part of the message, and that is the response. If we present a false response, then we leave the person in a dangerous place. Read more
Chasing Our Sin
Then, all of a sudden, with a noise like a horse shedding its saddle, the load on Christian’s back fell off. It just fell off, and rolled down the far side of the hill.
He ran after it, as if it were fill of his dearest belongings, before remembering how he had longed to be rid of it. He followed it as it bounced over gorse bushes and rabbit holes, over boulders and tree stumps.
“John Bunyan’s A Pilgrim’s Progress” retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
My wife and I have started reading A Pilgrim’s Progress to our children, as we found a fantastic version at the local library. Tonight we read about Christian coming to and ascending the Hill, where in the shadow of the Cross his burden fell off his back. Read more