Posts Tagged ‘ Grace ’
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8, ESV
Christ laid down His life for love and forgiveness, and God calls us to the same love for others.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17, ESV
The Word became flesh to point us to forgiveness and restoration with God, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to share this news with others to lead them toward faith in Christ.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, ESV
We are woefully sinful, but God made a way for us to be clean and righteousness through the death and resurrection of Jesus and the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 18:21, ESV
God created with His words, and He saves us by The Word. We can destroy a person with uncaring, unthinking words, but we can also help the depressed and hopeless with compassionate, careful words. Trust the Holy Spirit to give power and wisdom to our speech for good and life.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2, ESV
God literally did these things for His People throughout history, yet, through the Holy Spirit, we know that God’s Son has saved us from the fires of damnation and chaotic sea of humanity. When this life seems un-navigable, He grants us peace and grace.
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 16:13, ESV
When we are found in Christ, we have access to all the wisdom and truth of God through the indwelling Holy Spirit.
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
John 1:12, ESV
Though we have pushed God away, when we believe in Jesus, our compassionate God loves us, redeems us, and welcomes us into the family of God, in Jesus’ name.
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1, ESV
The world hates us, and we are harder on ourselves than anyone else knowing how often we fall short.
But our loving God is full of grace and mercy, moving our shame to Christ on the cross, freeing us and clothing us in righteousness.
bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Colossians 3:13, ESV
We can be horrible to each other and God, yet our God bore our sins and forgave us. May we show the same burden for forgiveness with each other.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9, ESV
We are redeemed, but we still have a sinful nature. We have a faithful and grace-filled God who has forgiven us in Christ, so let us remain faithful to confess them as we continue forward.
a simple man of God 