Why I Believe What I Believe
Day 98
Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
Truth:
God gives grace because of who He is. We should be careful not to think it is
given to us because we are “good”. We should be careful not to think it is not
given to others because they are “not good.” God blessed the people of Israel
because God is faithful to true in His promises. God gives grace because of His
promise to do so for those who turn to Him by faith.
Deuteronomy 9:4-5, Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from
before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord
hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these
nations the Lord doth drive them
out from before thee. 5Not for thy righteousness, or for the
uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the
wickedness of these nations the Lord
thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word
which the Lord sware unto thy
fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:
God’s
mercy is great and His grace is sufficient for all who, by faith, believe in
Him.
Ephesians 2:4-9, But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith
he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6And hath raised us
up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That
in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his
kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not
of works, lest any man should boast.
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