PENTECOST BAPTIST CHURCH INTERNATIONAL, PORTSMOUTH.

Sunday 15 April 2012

God’s grace, beyond our sins.

God’s grace, beyond our sins.
It is true that we will attain a better resurrection through the atoning work, sacrificial death and the triumphant resurrection of Jesus Christ. But that is not all. It is not only futuristic. It is also immediate, continuous as well as punctilinear.
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.Positionally, we sit in the heavenly places with Christ. We share in his glory, joy, peace, victory, power and grace. Our prayers go directly to God beyond the forces of the adversaries in the first heaven. It is therefore up to us to make good use of this position in Christ. The situation is like that of the prodigal son. Though he was a son, recognised by the father as a son, he did not feel worthy of being a son. He thought his sins were too many. Yes his sins were many just like our many sins, we don
Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the landAre you feeling the weight of your sins? There is the remedy in the atoning blood of Jesus the Christ. Are you feeling forgiven and free? There is even an abundant grace and an unfathomable dept of love to experience remaining for you in Christ. May be you are still seeing the love that Christ has in the surface at the periphery, you need to launch a little deeper still. Refuse to stay in the shallow waters of God
According to Fanny Crosby,
t make light of sins but the grace of fatherhood of God overweighs, overcomes and overshadows all the human sins including yours.s grace, move on ahead into the mainstream and the dept of his everlasting love.There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.
Keep moving forward, growing in faith and in the grace of our lord Jesus Christ until you experience God and reach the status of Christ the head of the church.
God bless you
Tips for growing in the grace of the lord Jesus
Regular, daily praise and worship
Regular, daily reading of the word, the bible
Regular, prayers for yourself and others
Regular fellowship with God and his people
Regular practice of the presence of God, seeing his handiwork and beauty in the complexity of creation, natural order, spiritual order and even in your own being and beauty, and existence
Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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