Grace is unmerited favor from God. It is receiving something from God that we have not earned, nor can we work to achieve this favor from God. For grace is a gift from God, and, as a gift, it is absolutely free.
Salvation also is a gift from God. It is something from God that we have not earned, nor can we work to achieve this favor from God. Like grace, it is a gift from God, and, as a gift, it is absolutely free.
Grace, however, comes first. And to receive grace, we must become humble, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (James 4: 6)
In the game of life, God reveals Christ to us, knowing that Christ will help us in our game of life. If we are proud, however, we will resist Christ, which means we will not receive grace, which means we will not receive salvation.
In our pride, we will continue to believe that whatever we believe is better than Christ.
In our pride, we will continue to believe that we know a way to heaven that does not include Christ.
And in our pride, we will continue to believe that our religious system has cleansed us from our sins, such as rites and rituals, but also from water baptism.
Because God loves us, He keeps coming back to us as He continues to point our minds toward Christ.
God knows that we are prideful, and, as disobedient children, God the Father continues to love us, even in our sin, just as a shepherd goes in search of his missing sheep.
To God, we are the sheep of His pasture. And when sheep hear the voice of the Shepherd, they follow.
When you hear the voice of Christ, the Lord is speaking to you as one of His sheep. This means it is time to come home. It is time to stop living as a lost sheep away from the fold. For a sheep out of the fold will become food for the wolves.
Wolves are prideful, and the wolves are Satan's ministers and priests who are working to keep you in captivity, to lead you to the slaughter. If you do not turn around and follow the voice of the Shepherd, you will die there with the other little lost lambs.
When I heard the voice of Christ speaking to me for the first time, I resisted. I resisted many times, in fact. Like a loving father, the voice of Christ kept coming back to me. But when I humbled myself at the feet of God, I received grace; and after receiving grace, I asked for and received salvation---free and clear! And my life has never been better! I have never known the peace that I have known since the day of my salvation.
Salvation also is a gift from God. It is something from God that we have not earned, nor can we work to achieve this favor from God. Like grace, it is a gift from God, and, as a gift, it is absolutely free.
Grace, however, comes first. And to receive grace, we must become humble, for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. (James 4: 6)
In the game of life, God reveals Christ to us, knowing that Christ will help us in our game of life. If we are proud, however, we will resist Christ, which means we will not receive grace, which means we will not receive salvation.
In our pride, we will continue to believe that whatever we believe is better than Christ.
In our pride, we will continue to believe that we know a way to heaven that does not include Christ.
And in our pride, we will continue to believe that our religious system has cleansed us from our sins, such as rites and rituals, but also from water baptism.
Because God loves us, He keeps coming back to us as He continues to point our minds toward Christ.
God knows that we are prideful, and, as disobedient children, God the Father continues to love us, even in our sin, just as a shepherd goes in search of his missing sheep.
To God, we are the sheep of His pasture. And when sheep hear the voice of the Shepherd, they follow.
When you hear the voice of Christ, the Lord is speaking to you as one of His sheep. This means it is time to come home. It is time to stop living as a lost sheep away from the fold. For a sheep out of the fold will become food for the wolves.
Wolves are prideful, and the wolves are Satan's ministers and priests who are working to keep you in captivity, to lead you to the slaughter. If you do not turn around and follow the voice of the Shepherd, you will die there with the other little lost lambs.
When I heard the voice of Christ speaking to me for the first time, I resisted. I resisted many times, in fact. Like a loving father, the voice of Christ kept coming back to me. But when I humbled myself at the feet of God, I received grace; and after receiving grace, I asked for and received salvation---free and clear! And my life has never been better! I have never known the peace that I have known since the day of my salvation.
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