5.3.1 THE ETERNAL LOVE OF GOD
When we look at the gift of our redemption, we realise how great God's love is us. The entire heaven came down in the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It is a gift without measure. It is the eternal love of God, given to man with full measure. There is nothing that can be equalled to that gift. Grace is the love that is called agape in Greek, which is the unmerited favour or unconditional love from God our father. Lowe says: “Grace is such a many-sided word that to define it becomes extremely difficult” (1968: 19). Perhaps it is the everlasting and purposeful love of God.
If we one look up the meaning of grace in the Old Testament, we might be confused because grace has a different meaning in
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When you try to imagine why God so loved the world that he did not mind sending his son to die a shameful death, you see the mystery of love and grace, which you cannot understand now. Paul says about this free gift: “But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many” (Romans 5:18 RSV). When we have Jesus Christ in our hearts and have accepted the love and grace provided, we will have peace of mind, which anchors us through all the storms of …show more content…
How deep into sin or pain can we sink that God’s hand cannot reach? God’s presence is wherever we are. His own son died on the cross, but God did not prevent it. If God had prevented His Son's death, our salvation could not have been complete. Jesus had to die so that our redemption may be complete. What kind of love is this that left the angels tongue-tied and the Devil baffled? This is the kind of God’s amazing love that cannot be changed no matter what! We will have eternity to study this love, yes eternity.
5.3.3 THE CROSS AS THE CENTRE OF REDEEMING GRACE AND LOVE
Christology would not make sense without reconciliation and the shame of the cross that brought life eternal. The cross made redemption through the blood of Jesus available to all men and women who would come to Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins. Deuteronomy talks of: “The curse of the law” (21:22-23). And in Galatians, Paul talks of: “Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree” (3:13). The cross was a shame to the Roman family as well as the Jewish family whose son or daughter had been hanged on the cross. Because of his love, Jesus decided to bear our shame and our death.
Paul talked greatly about the death and the resurrection of Jesus. Lowe says the following about
God has mercy and grace for those that follow him even when at times we make mistakes.
Who would have thought tax plans were so interesting? No one does, but hey, let’s talk about why Dave Barry’s short story, “Mutant Fleas Terrorize Midwest”. In this short story, it consists of sarcasm, satire, and hyperbole along with other types of humor to create a masterpiece, which is this story. This whole story is mockingly making fun of the people who will believe anything that’s posted on the internet. So, in this story, by Dave Barry, uses the humorous elements of satire, hyperbole, and comic characters, to make a great story about a reporter investigating if mutant fleas are fact or fiction.
The answer to the question posed by the title of Randal Rauser’s new book, What’s So Confusing About Grace? is “a whole lot,” especially if you grew up, as Rauser did, in the North American evangelical subculture of the 80s and 90s. Rauser’s spiritual memoir recounts his life-long struggle to understand both the foundational and the superficial issues of Christian faith (the two are easily confused, as is made amply evident throughout the book).
WW1 was a hard, long and brutal war. There were many things that caused WW1. The main causes of WW1 were alliances, militarism, and imperialism.
According to the dictionary, grace is defined as the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. In other words, people who are not as deserving of good fortune still receive these blessings based solely on God’s grace. Grace is not only given by God, and most people who receive grace are undeserving of it. That is not to say that undeserving people are not able to show grace. Grace can be given and received by anyone.
The means of grace fall into two basic categories, works of piety and works of mercy and each of these is divided into two more subcategories of individual practices and communal practices or what I do and what we do together. Under works of piety
How could GOD put all of this goodness and grace into one human being? How could it be so hard to be perfect, but look across and see perfection standing before you? It’s quite ironic that the one who loves us unconditionally can do no wrong, but loves the ones who can do no right. The only way to explain it is simply this, Give without expecting anything in return, not even a thank you. He died for us never expecting a single thing in return, that kind of love is unthinkable by any normal human
The unmerited favor of God expressed unto those who did nothing of their own power to earn this gift. Because of Christ Jesus obedience unto the death of the cross, the grace of God is given unto us through justification by faith unto righteous, when one truly repents for their sins, (Romans 5:17-19).
It affirms that God attributed the sins and guilt of humankind to Jesus, Who in place of man, received that punishment that humanity would have otherwise deserved. Jesus’ actions signified the payment of the sins of humankind, which settled both the righteousness and wrath of God so that sinners could be forgiven without God Himself compromising His holy standard. In essence, according to the penal substitution theory of the reformers, Jesus died in place of man, in the process accounting for the sins of man and bearing them. The act of Jesus taking the sins of man indicates that Jesus carried the cross of every believer, setting him free and safe from all the penal demands of God’s law. In this context, the holiness of God and the righteousness of His law are accounted for by the substitution. Notably, in modern theology, the penal aspect has been a stumbling block despite being regarded as one of the dominant atonement in the bible. According to the model, Jesus paid man’s ransom on his crucifixion. However, this view only works because Christ was paying man’s penalty. Therefore, Christians should be inspired by the self-sacrifice acts of Jesus on the cross. In addition, Jesus’ death and resurrection implied significant victories over death, hell, and sin in our union with him and God. Lastly, God accomplished his mission to reconcile the world with Him despite various trespasses by
According to the New Testament there is an event with is called justification by faith which is where the human heart is restored fully (Merrick, 2015). This is the solution to human problems which accords to the Christian worldview. If one were to claim their faith with God, they are forgiven for their sins and are blessed with the grace of God. It is by grace that one has been freed through the faith, which is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV). This is the role of which grace and faith plain in the Christian salvation.
God’s grace is a word frequently used to refer to “gift from God”. In many circles, it is theological defined as God’s unmerited favor (Hughes, 1998, Ryrie, 1963). Within this
As believers, we are constantly reminded that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. His death and his resurrection are fundamental to our Christian faith. Without his death, the relationship between God and His creation would have remained broken. Unfortunately, many believers do not take the time to consider the complex and deep meaning of Jesus’ death. If I have learned one concept throughout this class is that if I do not have a personal comprehension of Jesus’ death, I will never be saved. His death signifies salvation. It motivates us to imitate Jesus’ life as he was completely human and never sinned, yet he died on the cross in the cruelest way. Personally, Jesus’ death means love, reconciliation, redemption, and victory.
Romans 3:23 says, “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (ESV). Romans 6:23 states, “for the wages of sin is death…” God’s wrath is against all who do not know Him, against all who deny Him. Every person stands before God as a guilty sinner who deserves God’s wrath to be poured out upon them. However, the remaining portion of Romans 6:23, gives hope in the midst of this terrible news. Paul says that, “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (ESV). How is this possible? Because God chose to send His Son as the sacrifice who would pay the debt for any and everyone who trusts in Christ as Savior. As the penal substitution, Christ not only offers salvation to sinners, but He took on their sins and bore God’s wrath on the cross. Jesus experienced the imputation of the sins of the world upon Himself, so that believers could be imputed with His righteousness. “He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth” (Isaiah 53:7). He willingly stood in our place; He willingly took our punishment; He willingly bore the wrath that every sinful person
I believe that grace is a direct response to gratitude... that the more grateful you are, the more grace steps in and shows itself and mirrors the gratitude that you have. - Oprah Winfrey
When Jesus died on the cross he was giving up his life for other people's sins and demonstrating the love of God. When Jesus rose again he proved that it was possible to overcome death and live with God for all eternity. Christians were freed from the burden of original sin if they followed Jesus' teaching and example and believed in him as the Son of God. Jesus said, 'I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies' - John 11:25-26.