by Pastor Joe Langley
What does the Bible say about the forgiveness found in Jesus?
The Bible says that we are forgiven. We are freed from guilt. Our sins are separated as far as the east is from the west. It says that the “once for all” sacrifice was accomplished.
But then the Bible says that there is more. Much more. “We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, but how much more shall we be saved through His life!” Romans 5:10
We have heard about the death of His Son. But what is that “much more?” How are we saved through His life?
Is there a bigger picture of salvation? Is there more than forgiveness?
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Your child is headed towards one of three spiritual futures.
He might go down the road of religion and rules where he feels that God’s opinion of him is based on his own attempts at righteousness. He might choose a second road where he has faith but feels that he needs to add his performance into the equation. Both of these roads lead to a life of questioning if he is good enough to be pleasing to God. There will be cycles of failures and rededications followed by more failures and more rededications. Rules will continued to be added on top of the existing rules. Instead of realizing what Jesus has already done, the emphasis will be on what he is to do. And not do. And to do better. There will always be a better and there will always be a more.
There is a third road. It is the road of God’s grace which is based solely on the work of Jesus. That road will be a life of experiencing Christ’s presence in your child’s heart. It will be a life characterized by love, joy and peace.
Which road will your child choose? Will he choose religion or will he choose the true Gospel of God’s Grace? Or will he decide to just give up and choose to not go down one of the spiritual roads at all?
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Forgiven… Freed from guilt… Our sins separated as far as the east is from the west… The “once and for all” sacrifice for sins accomplished.
But the Bible speaks of something more.
“We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, but how much more shall we be saved through His life!”
What is that “much more?” How are we saved through His life? What is the bigger picture of our salvation?
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There often is no tension in combining the Biblical teachings on grace with an emphasis on our own good religious works because we pass everything we hear through the filters of past teachings and personal understandings. We comfortably mix grace and works and sense no contradiction in saying “Grace, but…” or “Grace and…”
Grace just has to be filtered down a little. But when it is filtered down, it becomes only a shadow of its whole.
What would happen if we allowed grace to be grace? What if we removed all the religious and man-created filters and considered the truth of God’s pure grace? What would happen if we accepted the Biblical teachings about grace at their face value? What if we were to believe the whole Grace Message?
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“Hey, it’s time to go inside. Walk with me, Red. These others don’t appreciate me,” Kit sighed.
“Sure, Kitridge. I’ll even let you carry my empty lunch box.”
“Oh no, that looks too much like a girl’s purse. I have to protect my image.”
“Sir, this is a genuine fisherman’s creel.” Laughing we walked across the school yard and entered the building. Across the ocean war raged, and each of us knew that our lives could be changed quickly; yet that beautiful fall day shimmered around us, and peace reigned.
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The sequel to Once Upon a Family, Through a Glass Darkly delves deeper into the lives of Rosaleen’s children; the grown up Suzanne, the wanderer Joseph, and Anthony, Joseph’s mentor and Suzanne’s secret love. The longing for adventure will take Joseph and Anthony far, and the winds of war will fling Rosaleen’s children farther still. Through it all, a beacon shining though dimly, as through a glass darkly will lead them home.
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If you have ever felt an impression to do a certain thing, or an urgency of the importance of an action; then you will identify with Sir Robert Ashe, who like Abraham, had a call to leave his home and build a new life in a wilderness place.Little did Kenneth Barry realize that his decision to lead his family to seek God through Bible reading and prayer that it would be the first step into a new life. Follow the Barry family and Sir Robert Ashe as they leave their home to find a new one.
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The call was long distance; he was on his way to Bristol for the night race. I never questioned even once that it was really he; I recognized his voice. Subsequent to the initial shock, I actually felt a little embarrassed. He said my poem and letter had touched him. All I could think was that I wished I’d written something a little better; something that hadn’t sounded so sophomoric. Something Pulitzer-Prize winning.
But still, somehow, what I had written had moved him. Later, when we finally met and I asked him why, he had a ready answer. Everything else that had been sent to him had been about a race, the car, the driver. I was the first to write about him.
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The Full Gospel of Jesus is a combination of the original gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Designed as a study aid, this book reads like a novel and contains all of the events of the four gospels arranged in chronological order.
Nothing has been added nor taken away. Parallel scriptures have been combined and chapter and verse references have been removed to provide a more natural reading environment.
By using a modern English translation (the NET Bible), the story of Jesus Christ, son of God, is told like never before!
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This full-color art book contains 100 of Bill’s encouraging and inspirational images. With subjects including warriors, angels, heaven and more, God’s Word will come alive in your heart!
“Contemporary artwork to encourage the daily Christian walk.”
8″ x 10″. 122 pages.
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