Grace is more than pardon from or power over sin, more than an offer of salvation. I see it as a benevolent attitude that permeates everything God does.
“The Lord warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and seers: ‘Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire law that I commanded your fathers to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.’ But they would not listen . . . Therefore…
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8–9 According to Joe Carter, an editor for The Gospel Coalition, “62 percent of the United States identified as Protestant in 1972 and…
Because the book Warning! Revelation is about to be fulfilled supports the concept of God’s Sabbath rest on the seventh day of the week, people often use the argument that the book promotes legalism and they choose to dismiss the entire book. Unfortunately, most Christians do not observe Saturday as a holy day and further,…
A Hungry Octopus “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” -John 8:36 Sin is like a hungry octopus that has very long tentacles. To make matters worse, every sin comes with its own GPS tracking device. You get the picture. We can run, but we can’t hide. The GPS locator…
“Mr. Wilson: My pastor just finished a four-week series of sermons called, “Be ye perfect.” His theme was taken from the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:48, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” To be honest, I had not given much thought to the necessity of perfection until I heard his sermons….
I was happy to hear the announcement that Dr. Bertrand Piccard and co-pilot Brian Jones had successfully circled the world in a balloon! Think of it; they traveled more than 29,000 miles with nothing more than the wind for propulsion! Although it took them about three weeks to achieve this feat, they are the first…
