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| Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 12:35pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
GRACE THAT IS SCARY Many people talk about salvation by grace. The word “grace” is often upon the lips and in the conversations of religious people. After all, everyone knows Ephesians 2:8,9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith….” But there is more to these verses than that. It continues, “and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Many make faith a condition of salvation which would then make it no longer grace. No, even faith is the gift of God’s grace. Furthermore, God’s salvation is totally exclusive of any or ALL works. Nothing a sinner does in any way adds to salvation in any way. This means that God’s grace is really that, GRACE! But over the years I have found out that this kind of grace is SCARY GRACE to most people. It’s a little too much grace. One reason being that this kind of grace takes every part of salvation totally out of man’s hands. This kind of grace excludes man’s will, man’s decision, man’s works and man’s maintaining so it also excludes man’s boasting! Paul asks the question, “Where is boasting then?” Then he answers it, “It is excluded.” A lady once asked me, “Do you mean that I have nothing at all to do with my salvation?” I told her, “you do all the sinning but God must do all the saving.” Such is the grace of God. This makes grace so contrary to the fallen natures of Adam’s race. Also, sadly, such grace is also scary to most preachers! They are scared that if they preach a full, free salvation by grace it will make people sin more. Or, they’re scared they won’t have control of the people and cannot exploit them with their promises of reward or the threats of punishment. Such works-mongers are afraid of a salvation that is without the works of the law, saying it will give men a license to sin. To this I say, look around you, men have already given themselves a license to sin and sin is what they are about. I am sure of this, when the Spirit of God reveals to a sinner the awfulness of their sin before God and their inability to save themselves, under that conviction they cannot settle for anything but this scary grace! Rather, they would be scared to be saved by any other kind! Grace is simply salvation in and by Jesus Christ alone. His cross death for sin is grace. His blood shed to satisfy God’s justice for sin is grace. And as the prophet said, when the last stone is placed in this building of God of which Christ is the Foundation, it will be with shoutings of “Grace, grace”(Zechariah 4:7). _ Gary Shepard. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 12:45pm On Jun 25, 2017 |
Grace is scary to you when you've never experienced it. If we are saved by grace we would also be purified by grace. Grace is not an abstract or inactive force it is real and there are people who are partaking of it everyday. "Christian" why are you scared of what you sing from your hymns everyday which is salvation or deliverance from sin by grace alone? �
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| Re: Grace That Is Scary by owoleola: 6:05am On Jul 05, 2017 |
I should ask you whether you are saved and how it happened,don't you think so? |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 6:22am On Jul 05, 2017 |
owoleola:O yes I was saved in 2012. The Lord quickened me (it wasn't clear to me then that it was Him) and I sought Him (new heart he put in me) and yep I "found" Him and of course received Him.  From then till now I've been preserved by His grace.  2 Likes |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by owoleola: 7:50am On Jul 05, 2017 |
An2elect2:You know what,up till today, I still search to find out whether I have done anything to deserve being saved,and the answer is ABSOLUTE NOTHING |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by Wilgrea7(m): 8:11am On Jul 05, 2017 |
there is no salvation by grace... “salvation" comes from obeying the two commandments Jesus put forth (coming from a biblical angle).... but then i still ask... salvation from what? human nature or from desires |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 10:08am On Jul 05, 2017 |
owoleola:Wow so how did it happen |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 10:10am On Jul 05, 2017 |
Wilgrea7:Which Bible have you been reading?  1 Like |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by Wilgrea7(m): 10:48am On Jul 05, 2017 |
An2elect2: the one Paul didn't corrupt |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 11:55am On Jul 05, 2017 |
Wilgrea7:  |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by owoleola: 7:09pm On Jul 05, 2017 |
An2elect2:same experience,2015.......,It started with a movie(secular),God Himself touched me,gave me a new heart,I miraculously dropped a terrible habit,His zeal consumed me,I remember I would have to check my calendar to be sure there was going to be service,even when I was already on my way to church because everyday appeared like Sunday,the zeal was that much then.He turned around a situation leading to my shame then,miraculously still.Ever since,I've grown in Him,enjoying His unconditional love,miracles in my life. I am the Lord's elect. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by owoleola: 7:24pm On Jul 05, 2017 |
Wilgrea7:Of all the heresies,I find this one the most shocking 2 Likes |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by thecultivateur(m): 8:10pm On Jul 05, 2017 |
Without the grace of the sovereign Lord, no matter what we do, whether we try to live right or we try to live wrong, we will still be hell-bound creatures because of the sinful nature that resides in each & everyone of us ever since the fall in the garden. But thanks be to God, Jesus came & paid the price that was exclusively meant for us all to pay in hell for all eternity! The price for sinning against a Holy & a Righteous God, by dying & shedding His precious blood on the cross of calvary. That grim sacrifice of the Lord shows how serious God takes subject of transgressing His commandments. It is telling God that He made a mistake of creating you in the first place, that He has no right to tell you how to live your life. It's trying to make Him a liar while trying to prove yourself a truth-sayer, which is evil! It's trying to take what rightfully belongs to Yahweh & make it your own! This is what led to the fall of man from grace. This very ungodly & inhuman ideology that we can live our lives the way we wanted without the Creator's dictates, is what brought sin & death to our world. That is why salvation is entirely dependent on God's will since He made everything out of nothing(I mean, EVERYTHING!), including we humans. That is why man is incapable of saving his own self from his sins since he didn't create himself in the first place. That is why we must never for once in our entirely lives believe that we have all that it takes to succeed on own, without involving Christ. Doing so will nullify the power of the HolySpirit, who is at work in our lives to bring us to perfection on God's own terms. Read the whole of Genesis chpt 1,2,3 & John chpt 1 for you to understand what Grace is trully all about. I rest my case here, people. 1 Like |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by Wilgrea7(m): 7:09am On Jul 06, 2017 |
owoleola: thanks a lot... I'm honored |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 8:25am On Jul 06, 2017 |
owoleola:Thank you for sharing!!! All my posts are for the elect!!!! Glory to God!!! |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by An2elect2(f): 8:27am On Jul 06, 2017 |
owoleola: He has no clue |
| Re: Grace That Is Scary by Mdmelijah: 1:40am On May 30, 2020 |
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