Thursday, February 10, 2011

the Gospel

Salvation is by Grace, Sanctification is by Grace….

“Salvation comes from the LORD.”

Jonah 2:9b

Sometimes, it feels scary, or uncomfortable, that we aren’t in control.  That we are justified by what Christ has done, by grace and not by our own works.  That we can’t do anything to “get closer” to God, to have desire for Him.  Desire, Passion for God is a gift.  All we do is have faith in Christ, that He is working in us and that we are being made into the image of Christ, holy. 

To understand the gospel is to know that we don’t actually know it.  Even the act of understanding of truly understanding the gospel is an act of grace, a gift from God.

Grace can be scary to us…

But Grace is beautiful…

It’s from a heart of gratitude that we worship and serve our God. 

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http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/conference-messages/the-supremacy-of-christ-and-the-gospel-in-a-postmodern-world

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