Sentences with phrase «because of a grace»

If we are saved, it is only because of His grace.

Any goodness we have is either manifested via common grace or counted as ours because of grace, not because of any agency of our own.

But what you and I have found is, God can and does make us overcomers because of His grace working in us.

You don't want to claim that you are atheist, and at the same time admit that you claim it because of the grace of God, that allows you to claim it, as is noted by the dates of your birth and death.

God forgives us because of His grace.

Jesus gave the commandments on Mt Sinai, there is no difference between God and the Son, the only difference is that we are able to obey Him because of Grace.

When you are tempted to look down, or be critical of others, just remember that the only reason you are not in their same situation is because of the grace and mercy of God upon you.

Now, that does not mean we go around killing, stealing, etc (though some seem to), but that we don't live in fear of hell because of Grace.

It is so easy to be actively involved in a church and yet forget why you're there in the first place: because of the grace of God.

And here, it is all because of his grace.

But it is because of grace, that we can have peace — peace with God and peace with ourselves, and peace with others.

You still have to obey the law BECAUSE of that grace.

It is because of grace that we do what we do, and that is why we are exhorted to search ourselves.

I have never met the straw man that loves to sin because of grace.

Quicker because of grace and our breath and the support of a circle of other loving parents, equally committed the healing, growing journey that is parenthood.

Some have said that because of this grace period, the new law effectively creates a hybrid «first to file or publish» rule that encourages publication of inventions, particularly by academics.

«I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,» — 1 Corinthians 1:4

He only stayed within the company because of a grace period.

Because of His grace, we have stories of redemption and faith to tell.

Not exact matches

And because Wall Street is hoping for an easing of financial reform regulations, most firms want to stay in Trump's good graces, they said.

Some are the result of true innovation, some are examples of grace under pressure — and some things just go viral, because that's what happens now.

Because of the initial gains in the Cboe bitcoin futures, «I think today people were anticipating a similar type of event,» said Joe Van Hecke, founder and managing partner at Chicago - based trading firm Grace Hall.

Also, just because you do not have to pay back your loans until the end of your grace period, doesn't mean you can't start making payments prior to the first repayment due date.

«He's an egomaniac devoid of all moral sense» ---- said the society woman dressing for a charity bazaar, who dared not contemplate what means of self - expression would be left to her and how she would impose her ostentation on her friends, if charity were not the all - excusing virtue ---- said the social worker who had found no aim in life and could generate no aim from within the sterility of his soul, but basked in virtue and held an unearned respect from all, by grace of his fingers on the wounds of others ---- said the novelist who had nothing to say if the subject of service and sacrifice were to be taken away from him, who sobbed in the hearing of attentive thousands that he loved them and loved them and would they please love him a little in return ---- said the lady columnist who had just bought a country mansion because she wrote so tenderly about the little people ---- said all the little people who wanted to hear of love, the great love, the unfastidious love, the love that embraced everything, forgave everything, and permitted everything ---- said every second - hander who could not exist except as a leech on the souls of others.»

The Fed's own number crunchers say that 11 % delinquency rate only reflects only about half of the delinquencies because it doesn't look at loans under forbearance or grace periods.

Belmont RUF pastor, Kevin Twit, one of the key players both musically and creatively in the Indelible Grace movement, said young people have latched onto hymns because of the link they have with history.

Perhaps the reason we have such a hard time honoring others with our words is because the idea of grace is something far too many of us have heard about, but few have truly experienced.

I think also that because a good deal of it will be reactionary, it will for a time, be riding an undercurrent of disrespect, ego, a kind of self - righteousness (oddly enough), and an antagonistic — almost bullying — mentality lacking in grace or love, lampooning those thinking differently.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

Iâ $ ™ ve come to believe that my emphasis on grace has something to do, not only with a revelation of grace Iâ $ ™ ve received, but because I know from my own life that I need grace!

«We're all touched by this because each and every one of us surely appreciates that «There but for the grace of God go I», and unfortunately for Bailey Gwynne what happened to him happened.

Whether biblical or national, they are there because of their providential roles in history, to be remembered, for honors, but hopefully also for flaws and sins needing divine grace.

Deriding the method - as you have done - of how one reaches God's grace - is in and of itself - sinful because you super impose that you understand the enormity of God's grace... You are not God... Go back to your Church and ask.

There is no other prerequisite than faith for the fruitful reception of the sacrament, because the sacrament is itself the public act in which Christ bestows his grace on the ungodly.

Moral of the story is we all need forgiveness.Sin is sin.We all need the mercy of God.This man is on a quest to find that.Judge yourself.We are all sinners in need of a savior.You won't be able to say to God on the day of judgment, well at least I didn't shoot my brother in - law, therefore I should be allowed into heaven.You'll give an account for your life.I'm counting on grace, not because I deserve it, but because of the high price that Jesus Christ paid on the cross.A debt I could not pay.

We understand the statement that «we are justified by grace through faith because of Christ» in terms of the substitutionary atonement and imputed righteousness of Christ, leading to full assurance of eternal salvation; we seek to testify in all circumstances and contexts to this, the historic Protestant understanding of salvation by faith alone (sola fide).

Because of the tendency in Luther and the reformers to distinguish between grace and law» understandable relative to late - medieval scholasticism» Protestants ever since have erected a false dichotomy between grace and law that has had debilitating effects in theology, ethics, and public policy.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

But grace says that we can't earn any more of God's love, nor can we lose an ounce of it because of anything we've done or ever will do.

Because of this, many have called you a representative of postmodern Christianity — postmodern in the sense that while holding to the traditional doctrines of Christianity, you embrace a view of God's love and grace that extends beyond the parameters evangelicals tend to establish about who is «in» and who is «out» in God's family.

Millennials are leaving the church because they have sat at the feet of skeptics, liberals, Bible deniers, liberal educators and Hollywood elites via Glee, Will & Grace, Ellen, Seinfeld, and so many shows with entertaining gay characters who surely must be «born that way.»

You noted a difference in the application of the word grace, but I believe you'll find that even the word grace is different because God's grace isn't shed abroad as the Angel proclaimed saying God's goodwill is now toward man.

I myself thank God that I am under grace, because of what Jesus done for me on the cross.

While that is not desirable, which is worse: to occasionally fall into sin ourselves, knowing that such sin is covered by the grace of the cross, OR telling the whole world that although we've been rescued from sin and death and the devil, they can just go to hell because all we care about is our own eternal life?

It was exciting because my theology was changing and I was discovering new vistas on about the grace of God and the role of faith and works in the life of believers.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

and you are looked into because who you are is priceless to me, and together we will keep looking up to the way of Abundance — looking up for more grace, more love, more joy, more Jesus.

And once we have received the grace of God freely, He is not going to take it away from us because of something we do or fail to do.

The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz

This can be sensed physically, because of the unity between soul and body, and expressed too - always according to the truth of God, and with honest prudence in the light of His grace; we all have to be aware that we live with a fallen nature, that our bodies can be victims of disordered drives.