“This is the Gospel – the full Gospel – the three part Gospel. It’s all here in R-G-B.” TEXT: Chapter 5, Page 48 – There you have it. The Plan of Salvation. Righteousness by Faith. R-G-B. Received From – the beginning point Growing In – the process Becoming Like – the end product Received [...]
“You have to see yourself in the pig sty.” TEXT: Chapter 5, Page 46 – This young man did not come to his senses all by himself. He didn’t know how. He had forgotten how. But the Holy Spirit knew how. The Holy Spirit knew that the Father still loved him. And the Holy Spirit [...]
“The Gospel is always presented in a set of three.” TEXT: Chapter 5, Page 43 – “And when Eve saw that The tree was good for food That it was a delight to the eyes And that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate.” (Genesis 3:1-6) Let’s [...]
“Your part is to submit; His part is to will and to do.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 40 – Now be careful. Let me sound a note of warning to you. Frequently we bring glory to God by following the laws of healthful living and reaping a healthy, long life as a result. But sometimes [...]
“Until the heart is changed, doing the right thing is just a cover up for the unrepentant, unchanged heart.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 37 – This is the meaning of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 7 about those who say, “Lord, Lord” but who never really knew Him, or He them. This is the difference between [...]
“Because it’s not about getting the work done. It’s about entering into the Grace-Faith Relationship.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 36 – So, let’s return to our story and see that the crippled man’s new Grace-Faith Relationship with God is about to be tested. For now, Jesus tells him, “Get up, and take up your stretcher [...]
“The man knows that he is forgiven, that his relationship with God has changed, that he has begun to internally change – and it is enough.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 36 – Does the man on the pallet trust in what Jesus has just said? The scribes and the Pharisees who are present certainly don’t [...]
“To “present yourselves.” To “obey.” “To abide.” All of these expressions are actually the same concept.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 34 – So, let’s see if Paul can explain this. Let’s go back to where we left off in Romans 6 at verses 16,17, and 19. “Do you not know that when you present yourselves [...]
“Abraham believes that what God has promised, He is able to do.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 31 – Keep your finger in the Luke 5 story and flip over to Ephesians 2:4-7 for a scriptural definition of Grace. “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even [...]
“When we are asked to examine those ideas that are at the core of our existence, it always gets intense.” TEXT: Chapter 4, Page 30 – For years I’ve studied the Scriptures and commentaries on the Scriptures, attempting to understand what many Christians identify as the very core of their Christianity – the Grace-Faith Relationship. [...]
