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JESUS THE CHRIST MINISTRIES

The full Counsel Newsletter - No 141

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 didn’t 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… It’s we, not He.

Let thy will be done!.... Amen.

Pastor Paul Sheehan

10.11.2002

http://www.fireandhammer.com

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