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Friday, May 28,
2010
Grace or Religion
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9)
Not of works, lest any man should boast. (10) For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them. (KJV)
Grace, God’s unmerited favor was not
something that you earned, it is not something that you can buy, but rather
it is a free gift given to all, so that any who would call upon the Lord
would be saved. Hey, come on really, haven’t you had enough religion; you
know, all that outward stuff and rituals, things that may impress man but
does nothing to further your walk in the Spirit? I know I have; and
personally anything I have attempted to do on my own, even after my
conversion in Christ ended up to be a dead end, a brick wall. The grace of
God has mapped out a path for you to walk on, one that God saw for you
personally, a path that leads to eternal life. Yet with that in mind, and I
pray a renewed one in Christ, why are so many walking according to their
works and not the works that our Lord ordained? Dead religious works, which
in reality doesn’t work people!
Romans 9:14-16 What shall we say then? Is
there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. (15) For he saith to Moses, I
will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on
whom I will have compassion. (16) So then it is not of him that willeth,
nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. (KJV)
So does God play favorites, you know like
man does? Not at all; in fact our Lord’s desire is that none of us would
perish, but all would come to repentance. So I don’t care how much of a
zeal you have for God, if it is not according to His grace and mercy, the
path that He ordained for you to walk on, then your life here will be a
waste of time, followed by an eternity to ponder ‘what could have been if
only I had known grace apart from my own works’. God is no respecter of
persons, His plan of salvation is simple, now you need to establish a
personal relationship so that you can know for yourself and eliminate any
doubts or fear. A perfect love for our Lord will cast out all fear, while
anything else, like man’s religions will keep one in the dark, blinded by a
spiritual veil covering their heart.
Galatians 2:20-21 I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me. (21) I do not frustrate the grace of
God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. (KJV)
The sad reality for many people,
religious people I should say, is that someday they will stand before God
and see all that was available to them through the gift of His Son. The
frustration of seeing mankind reject the grace given to them will be
eternal for those that chose any other way that did not involve the grace
of God, what they thought would bring life was actually dead works in vain.
Hebrews 4:15-16 For we have not an high
priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was
in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (16) Let us
therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need. (KJV)
You have access into this grace by faith
through the one mediator between God and us, that man being Jesus Christ.
Find out for yourself how salvation really works, instead of the cheap
lifeless dead end vain religious works that man tries to pawn off as the
real deal. God graciously gave us the gift of life through His Son, now
will you graciously accept this gift and treat it with the respect and
honor it is due?
2 Timothy 1:9-10 Who hath saved us, and
called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according
to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the
world began, (10) But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour
Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel: (KJV)
It’s a given, have you got it? There is a
big difference between grace and religion, my prayer is that you find it
out before it is too late.
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