Message Title: The Effect of Grace
Scripture: 1Cor.6:9-11; Gal.5:19-21; Eph.2:8; Matt.7:21-23.
I was asked the question the other
day. “Why do some of my family who, live in sin believe they are saved, and
other family members who try not to live in sin and go to church etc struggle
that they are not saved?
The answer is this: neither party
understands the grace of God. The grace of God does not allow us to sin. The
Grace of God allows us to recover from sin. Meaning that when we sin the
consequence may not be felt completely due to God’s Grace. For example you have
sex with someone outside of marriage. You repent but, a little too late and the
women becomes pregnant. God won’t take away the pregnancy instead he walks that
out with you helping you along way.
If you continue to sin, His Grace
will stop and you will feel the full wrath of God.
1 Cor. 6:9-11
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not
inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor
idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor
thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioner will
inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of
you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in
the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Gal 5:19-21
19 Now
the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[c] fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry,
sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish
ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[d] drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell
you beforehand, just as I also told you
in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom
of God.
Eph 2:8
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and
that not of yourselves; it is
the gift of God,
Grace is a gift. Like all gifts it
can be rejected. Living your life the as before you knew about his Grace is
rejecting this gift. And he will turn you away on judgment day.
Matt 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall
enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have
we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you;
depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Be in Peace about this,
God is not so much judging you, on if you sinned or not. How bad your sin was
but on your acceptance or your rejection of his son Jesus Christ. His gift to
all of us. Remember Grace does not allow us to sin, it allows us to recover
from sin.
Music Worship Leaders:
JW & Sharon Peck
Songs:
No comments:
Post a Comment