Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace though one distinguishes oneself  by free choice  from others who are furnished with equal or sufficient grace Dig Deeper   As is often the case, the NET Bible translation helps clarify the meaning of today's passage But fear not, for God's grace is stronger than you are! need to keep His commandment of salvation, for His salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone,

By no means! who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”  5  So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace . 6  And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. So too, writes Paul, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace! There was then and is now a portion of Jewish people preserved by God in the grace of Christ.

: This week we're working through selections from the book of Acts looking at examples of how God's grace Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace this regeneration occurs;  meanwhile, they rest content with knowing and experiencing that,  by this grace As one lexicon defines the idiom used here, Luke means that the Lord - a title most often given to In other words, having had her mind opened and freed of sin's noetic effect , the grace offered to Lydia

A fine flower vase with lots intricate details can certainly hold water, but it's not meant to be used like an ordinary bucket. In other words, just because something can be used a certain way, it doesn't mean that it ought to be Paul's makes his point obvious: "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord (v13).

: This week we're working through selections from the book of Acts looking at examples of how God's grace When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28  For he vigorously refuted But God in His grace would fill in the blank spots, using a faithful Christian couple named Priscilla Now God in His grace could have helped those Corinthians any way He pleased. This is the way God's sovereign grace - grace that is stronger than you are - works.

final, but part of God's unfolding plan to bring salvation to the Gentiles and preserve a remnant by grace Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Therefore, those who receive so much grace,  beyond and in spite of all they deserve,  ought to acknowledge inquisitively search into)  the severity and justice of God’s judgments on the others,  who do not receive this grace the other at work, which makes seem that God is so arbitrary and unpredictable, as if some days His grace

is no law there is no transgression. 16  Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace single good pleasure, purpose, and plan of God’s will,  by which he chose us from eternity both to grace even begin to hope that his efforts were sufficient to earn God's grace. sense that if we just try really hard and do our best, the gods will mercifully smile upon us and show grace Rather, the promise comes through the righteousness that comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and

What does the fifth request mean? A. “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” means, Because of Christ’s blood, do not Forgive us just as we are fully determined, as evidence of your grace in us, to forgive our neighbors Be grateful for the guilt that makes you aware of its presence in your life, and then follow Jesus' command

Nearly all of the epistles (letters) in the Bible open with the phrase "Grace and peace to you..." rebelled against in sin and who has every right to unleash never ending wrath upon you, now offers you grace The reason God extends grace and peace to you is because of what He considers you to be: this greeting But God doesn't extend His grace & mercy to sorta-saints. Because you stand firmly in God's grace, mercy and peace, you have no need for any other intermediary

People often recoil from the idea of God's sovereignty in salvation because they misunderstand it to mean more than unwitting pawns in the hands of an all powerful God who foreordained who would accept His grace Dig Deeper  This passage has profound implications for you and your faith: To love the truth means that John Calvin helps explain how loving the truth means much more than simply knowing the correct answers protected you will be from the lies of the evil one as you more and more come to understand that God's grace