Sentences with phrase «lives by the grace»

These verses, though quite popular as texts about how to receive eternal life by grace alone through faith alone, are actually about what God has done to rescue us from the condition described in Ephesians 2:1 - 3, so that we can become what is described in Ephesians 2:11 - 22.
To receive the free gift of eternal life by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
This is not eternal life by works; this is eternal life by grace along through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone.
- to affirm - that the essence of Christian life is not focused on sexual orientation, but how one lives by grace in relationship with God, with compassion toward humanity;
That we follow the Spirit and live by grace.
I think you are being a good example of living by grace.
The sermon could have ended there, but, like most sermons, this one goes on a moment longer than one expects: «The preacher has to say, «I live by grace.
Forty days to remember what it is like to live by the grace of God alone and not by what we can supply for ourselves.
- to affirm that the essence of Christian life is not focused on seixual orientation, but how one lives by grace in relationship with God, with compasision toward humanity;
After the disaster at Mount Gilboa, they were in practically undisputed control of all western Palestine; the Israelites lived by their grace.
A man who lives by the grace of another regards himself as a dependent being.
They have to say it's not the same God otherwise people will start asking why God wants different people to follow different rules, the truth of the matter is Christians don't want to live by rules, they want to live by grace, they don't want anyone to tell them not to eat or drink too much or to do anything anyone else says.
-- to affirm that the essence of Christian life is not focused on sexual orientation, but how one lives by grace in relationship with God, with compassion toward humanity;
For this reason — and simply for the sake of the truth — a strong stance on the simplicity and freeness of eternal life by grace alone through faith alone is essential.
Where is the fine line to live by grace and not be legalistic?
The reason this is such a serious sin, to turn from living by grace to go back to trying to live according to law is stated in the last part of Hebrews 6:6.
We are, rather, asking together how well Barth really understood Torah as good news to Israel (quite well, thank you), and how well he understood the teaching of the rabbis that Torah - living by the Jewish people was living by grace (quite poorly, I'm afraid), and whether the correction of his mistake could produce a better theology for Christian self - understanding and perhaps even something helpful for Jewish theology.
Thats in the old testament, but now we live by GRACE thanks to my LORD AN SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
If these Christians had experienced the freedom and blessings of living under grace, but then they try to return to living under the law, God will not allow them to return to the blessings of living by grace again.
This is the standard New Testament designation for saints: the forgiven who know it, act upon it and live by grace without angling for stained - glass - window status.
Yes, the offer of eternal life by grace through faith originated with God (we will look at the so - called «gift of faith» of Ephesians 2:8 - 9 in the next post), but the fact remains that the way to be transferred from death to life is not by waiting for God to regenerate us, but rather by believing in Jesus for eternal life.
The first is a message of eternal life by grace alone through faith alone.
The second is a message of eternal life by grace through faith plus works.
These verses, though quite popular as texts about how to receive eternal life by grace alone through faith alone, are actually about what God has done to rescue us from the condition described in Ephesians 2:1 - 3 (see below), so that we can become what is described in Ephesians 2:11 - 22.
We get eternal life by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
There is a tension between Rom 5.17 which talks about reigning in life by grace and 8.18 - 22 which is about our suffering and the creation groaning.
I also happen to believe that Jesus loves Romney and we live by grace, but if Jesus was a citizen in the US, he would vote for Obama.

Not exact matches

This documentary made by the late Sydney Pollack looks at the little - known two - night live recordings Aretha Franklin did with LA's New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in 1972 for her best - selling album «Amazing Grace,» which was released the same year.
After University of Miami pediatric cardiologist Dr. Grace S. Wolff died 2015 of ALS, her husband, retired environmental engineer Armando Perez, celebrated her life by writing a book based on her own photos and notes, «Mending Children's Broken Hearts.»
«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.»
«You can save thousands of dollars over the life of your loan just by paying interest during school and while you're in your grace period.»
Before the «Dispensation of Grace» of God, by which we are saved through «Faith in Jesus Christ» as Lord and our personal Savior, Jesus Christ fulfilled the «Law of God» on our behalf during His ministry on earth, died on the «Holy Cross» for the «Remission of Our Sins» once and for all, descended to hell and defeated death, then rose from the dead on the third day bringing us «Eternal Life» and «Reconciliation» with God the Father!
Undoubtedly, Jesus still loves us all more than either of us could ever fathom but the only way you, me, we're going to be able to live fulfilled and victorious lives is by accepting God's truths as they truly are in the bible and by leaning on His grace for empowerment to walk in them in our personal relationships with him.
When I was reluctant to receive that, he pointed me to the women and children I had rescued, and said, «Every day those women have a choice to make, whether they will live and be defined by shame or by grace».
Glen Beck is a Christian if you believe that saved means that we get to live in the afterlife with a chance to have eternal life in the mansion where God the Father and Jesus Christ are if we are worthy enough by doing good works to progress to be there and that God's grace comes after all we can do.
By grace and love, God offers a proxy to you, who lived a perfect life as a man, as our representative to repair the fall of Adam, and who endured the righteous wrath of God for you.
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
Having shared the great grace of baptism and having been appropriately catechized into «the mysteries,» evangelical Catholics understand, appreciate, and live the biblical truth of Christian vocation as given by St. Paul: «Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one.
But then I realized that it is only by the grace of God that I was able to avoid those problems in my own life.
The creation story in the first chapter of Genesis depicts the creation of humankind as male and female, sexually differentiated and enjoined by God's grace to sustain human life through procreation.
By your standard, everyone might as well live in hedonism and selfishness, since no one can be good anyway and people are only saved by God's grace / mercBy your standard, everyone might as well live in hedonism and selfishness, since no one can be good anyway and people are only saved by God's grace / mercby God's grace / mercy.
Lent is a period in our life to remember the suffering of Jesus who never sinned, he came to this world to free us from sin and to be the children of god not only by law but also by grace.
I'm reminded by ashes that life here on Earth is short, and Heaven (if, by God's grace, I make it there) is long.
Salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and a life of repentance is the natural response that the sinner has to what His savior has done for him.
Salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone ----- Except if God placed you in a region on earth where christianity doesn't exist, then you've never heard of Christ, and will likely go your entire life without learning the first thing about him.
The Liturgy by grace changes lives.
I am not competent, and I have my hands full trying to live a life worthy of even being considered (by God's grace) for entry into the presence of God.
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?
Michael shares eight of the reservations he had about institutional church and how grappling with these issues led him to see that church is not found in a building, but in all people who are saved by grace and follow Jesus in their day - to - day lives by loving and serving others.
By God's grace we will recruit & trained a million Friends (mentors) 2 walk along side a pregnant woman, showing her Christ's love & compassion while connecting them 2 the wide range of life - affirming resources needed 2 choose LIFE & adoption where approprilife - affirming resources needed 2 choose LIFE & adoption where appropriLIFE & adoption where appropriate.
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