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Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

by Cornelius R. Stam

If you want to enjoy a real spiritual feast, take a con- cordance to the Bible and look up the word "grace." First notice how often this word is found in the four Gospels: only four times and only once in a doctrinal sense. Then notice how often it is used in Paul's epistles (less than half the size of the four Gospels). Here it is found well over one hundred times and practically always in a doctrinal sense, about the love and mercy of God toward sinners and toward His own. Think of it: only once is grace referred to doctrinally in the four Gospels, yet in Paul's epistles, less than half as large in volume, it is used more than one hundred times.

This is because St. Paul was God's chosen apostle to make known His grace to sinners. In Acts 20:24 he speaks of "the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God."

But on what basis could God, through Paul, proclaim salvation by free grace to sinners? Ah, now take your Bible and begin looking up those passages which refer to the cross, the death and the blood of Christ, again noticing that while Paul does not actually relate the story of Christ's death, he has more, far more, to say about that death, and what it accomplished, than any other Bible writer. It would thrill the heart of any sincere Christian to go through the Epistles of Paul and see how much good news Paul proclaims on the basis of the death of Christ. This is why his message is called "the preaching of the cross" -- God's good news about what Calvary has accomplished for us (1 Cor. 1:17-23).

In Paul's epistles we learn that through Christ's death for us at Calvary believers are "justified," "accepted" by God, and pronounced "complete in Christ." By His death they are reconciled to God in one body, given a position at God's right hand in the highest heavens and assured "the exceeding riches of His grace" in "the ages to come" -- this and more! Riches of grace flowing from Calvary; this is the very essence of the glorious message which Paul was raised up to proclaim. Read his epistles and see.

Posted by Betty Louise (Member # 7175) on :

Great Post!!
betty

Posted by kjw47 (Member # 7230) on :

Hi Friend, There is a difference in sin in Gods written word. There are those who practice sin and those who slip and sin. Practiced sin was not paid for at Jesus death except for those who repented and stopped doing the sin. Practiced sin is not forgiven if one does not repent of it. To repent means to totally stop doing what is a sin, it isnt doing the sin and asking forgivness and this being a repeat process. Jesus tells every christian at Matt 7: 21-23 that he never even knew the workers of iniquity ( practicers of sin ) So i guess when Paul mentioned believers he was speaking about the true christians, not the pretend christians.