The following is a post written by Tim Challies about grace. I really identified with the first part, and then the analogy with the father and his child just really drove in the nail. Good writing http://www.challies.com/christian-living/evidences-of-gods-grace
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The following piece was written by Paul Tripp at The Gospel Coalition blog: Grace is the most transformational word in Scripture. The entire Bible is a narrative of God’s grace, a story of undeserved redemption. By the transformational power of his grace, God unilaterally reaches into the muck of this fallen world, through the presence [...]
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I read a stunning prayer by Scotty Smith on A Disciple’s Study. The writer of this blog shares parts of sermons and books from all sorts of different sources. His posts often inspire me. Here’s the prayer: “The Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord’s. 1 Sam. 17:47 This is what the Lord says to [...]
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I can’t say that I always understand what the word means when it says certain things. Matthew 5-7 is all about the sermon on the mount. Jesus talks about the way that we should live, doesn’t he? True, but it’s not the complete truth. He’s giving an illustration of what his kingdom is like. I’ve [...]
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Why should Christians be so biased against homosexuals? I’m not saying it is right. I’m simply saying that we are all under grace anyway. Paul addressed a letter to the Corinthians (or was it the Ephesians?), calling them saints, and then berated some of them for immoral sexual practices. He mentioned as well, that just [...]
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