God says what He means and He means what He says.
It is to the benefit of the Christian to believe what God says.
We know that the Bible/Scripture is God's Word dictated to men for penning. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God...2 Timothy 3:16
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty (void) but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11
What God says through the psalmist in Psalm 139 is what God means concerning the ones who have taken refuge in Jesus.
The Lord knows you and is acquainted with you and desires to take your hands and walk with you in this life, in this season.
Tune in and let us discuss Psalm 139!
The Grace Conversation: God's Grace Is Fundamental To The Christian
The grace conversation...
God's grace is fundamental to the Christian and his/her walk with the Lord. It is the oxygen that gives us the ability to still be considered holy while we proceed to die to the flesh daily.
One of our hosts was thinking about God's wonderful gift of grace this week. That while we were yet sinners He sent His only Son to die so that we might live. We did not deserve or earn this gift. He gave it to us freely.
Romans 3: 23-24 declares, ...All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Being justified freely by His grace thru the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8-9 says, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
What does the grace of God mean in our lives? How are we living?
In Isaiah 43:25, God says. I, yes I alone will blot out your sins for My sake and will never think of them again.
Does knowing that as Christians we are redeemed give us a license to sin because we know or believe God will forgive us? How does God's grace work in our lives?
There are so many aspects to it. What is grace exactly, what does it do, what does it look like and what is its purpose?
The Bible answers all these questions. See Titus 2:11-14, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, Luke 13:3, Romans 6:4, Matthew 3:8, 2 Peter 3:9, John 3: 5,16, 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 5:13-26 and Proverbs 24:16
Grace saves and enables us to live the life of godliness we are called to live after accepting Jesus Christ.
To understand grace, we must understand repentance, the life we are called to live, and the purpose of grace.
Tune in as we discuss God's grace!