FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH
AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES
IT IS A GIFT OF GOD
EPHESIANS 2:8. |
HE ALLOWED US TO BELIEVE
Father has provided grace, faith, His word, His Son/His blood
and His Spirit to guide, empower and reveal., yet this is not enough many say are they
offending Holy ghost? What do we expect travelling through darkness?
Do you really believe that God would overlook anyone who would insult holy ghost
or anyone who would consider the blood of Jesus as a common thing?
OF HOW MUCH WORSE PUNISHMENT .. DO YOU SUPPOSE, WILL HE BE THOUGHT WORTHY WHO HAS
TRAMPLED THE SON OF GOD UNDERFOOT, COUNTED THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT BY WHICH .. HE WAS
SANCTIFIED .. A COMMON THING AND INSULTED THE SPIRIT OF
GRACE
HEBREWS 10:29.
There could be no possible way for anyone to be saved from wrath without His provision of
grace and faith. Salvation starts, is worked out and finished by grace through faith. We
can do nothing without grace and faith from Him.
We could never obey without grace or faith which He gave to us, therefore it is
disrespectful to God Almighty if we teach and say.. we are able to live as we will for
grace and faith is on tap at our demand.. Hebrews 12:16,17.
No doubt it is by grace/His kindness which we did not deserve and by faith that He also
gave (because we didnt know where to get it from) that we are saved. But
let us think for just one minute about this rich blessing we have been given. Paul the
apostle talks about punishment in the scripture above not a loss of rewards of a silver
medal instead of a gold but a punishment worse than death.. What could that be?...
Hebrews 2:3.
What sort of punishment could be worse than the death of the body, I believe it
would be eternal death .. St Paul says, what do you suppose?. this it what I am supposing
. . eternal death/hell is all an apostate is worthy of. For all who draw back or go back
to the world, sinful lives and darkness have chosen perdition/spiritual ruin . . . Hebrews
10:38,39.
The just live by faith.. that is those who are going to be His forever shall
hearken unto every word that is written in His holy book. It is a great insult to Jesus to
say that He is not able to deliver us, please or save us.
If salvation was all Gods doing and men and women sit back and watch . . then we have no
race to run, no fight to fight and no faith to keep, we have no need for holy ghost to
leave heaven or the rebukes of the letters of Peter, Paul or James. Neither do we need to
come out from among the vile and ungodly nor do we need to live a sober and holy life .We
must understand that Gods grace is for the humble and although He gave us all a measure of
faith, it is in our hands to use it . . it is our choice. God shows ultimate love in
giving all men and women choice .. Hebrews 3:12-15, Luke 17:5,6
Its we,
not He.
Let thy will be done!.... Amen.
Pastor
Paul Sheehan |
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10.11.2002 |
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