Tag: grace

For All have Sinned: Standing on Level Ground

On September 13, 2020

“Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state appropriate to a human being who wants to know God. Having fallen from the absolute Ideal, we have nowhere to land but in the safety net of absolute grace.”– Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew

For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God Romans 3 verse 23

“For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God” – Romans 3:23

Brian Doerksen – The River – English & German Subtitles

The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
– Psalm 14:2-3
New King James Version (NKJV)

We are in a hopeless state. We all need to be forgiven. We need a Savior.

There is only one way: Jesus Christ – He is the way, the truth, and the life.

“We are not sinners because we sin; we sin because we are sinners.” The heart or mind of a person is already polluted with something that is opposed to the authority of God or the idea of surrender – something that sets itself up against the life of purity and discipline. This what the Apostle Paul meant when he said, “Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” (Romans 8:5)

R.C. Sproul

The Way of Escape – God Has Provided A Way

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ephesians 1:7 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

John 5:24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Lost Roman Catholic to Saved by Grace – Jacquelyn’s Testimony

By Thor

On March 14, 2019

In Headline, testimonies

How does one attain Salvation in Roman Catholicism? Matt Slick of CARM wrote an exhaustive articles of what Roman Catholics believe:
“Salvation, in Roman Catholicism, is a process with many steps: Actual Grace, Faith, Good Works, Baptism, Participation in the Sacraments, Penance, Indulgences, and Keeping the Commandments. Basically, salvation is attained through baptism and good works. It is maintained by good works and participation in the sacraments. If lost, it is regained through the sacrament of Penance which only a Roman Catholic priest can administer. Add to this purgatorial cleansing after a person dies, and you can see that salvation is an arduous process.

In Catholicism, a person can gain salvation and lose it many times depending on the number of sins committed, their severity, and how much of the sacraments they participate in–in order to regain grace which enables them to do good works by which they are justified. Furthermore, justifying grace is infused into the Catholic upon baptism and via the sacraments. This grace can be gradually lost through venial sins or forfeited all together with mortal sins.”

If you want to read a collection of articles detailing what Roman Catholics believe, click this link: https://carm.org/roman-catholicism

If you are truly a Christian who believes that the Bible is the Word of God, do you think these Roman Catholic practices are biblical and does not contradict the Bible?

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” (Rom. 5:1)

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Eph 2:8-9)

“But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace,” (Rom. 11:6)

“For what does the Scripture say? “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,” (Rom. 4:3)

What Is Grace?

By Thor

On October 22, 2015

In Featured, Headline, Inspirational

What is Grace? How does your definition of grace compare to others’? This short clip will show different answers from people on the street. Their answers are very surprising. Great stuff!

Bible Verses About Grace

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:8-10).

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. – Ephesians 1:7

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. – John 1:17

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. – Romans 5:17

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. – 2 Cor 5:21

“This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:22-24)

“The very center and core of the whole Bible is the doctrine of the grace of God.” – J. Gresham Machen

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