God’s riches at Christ expense is misunderstood if it fails to bring about an Act of Grace.
God gives us His grace with the full intention to guide us and train us to do an Acts of Grace.
God’s grace to save us is grossly unappreciated when it does not lead us to an Act of Grace.
“What shall we say then? ARE WE TO CONTINUE IN SIN THAT GRACE MAY ABOUND? By no means!” Romans 6:1-2
How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, WE TOO MIGHT WALK IN NEWNESS OF LIEF.” Romans6:3-4
“For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him is a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death He died He died to sin, once for all, but the life He lives He lives to God. SO YOU MUST CONSIDER YOURSELF DEAD TO SIN AND ALIVE TO GOD IN CHRIST JESUS.” Romans 6:5-11
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but PRESENT YOPURSELVES TO GOD AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FROM DEATH TO LIFE, AND HYOUR MEMEBERS TO GOD AS INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. For sin will have no dominion over you, since YOU ARE NOT UNDER LAW BUT UNDER GRACE.”
Romans 6:12-14
What then? ARE WE TO SIN BECAUSE WE ARE NOT UNDER LAW BUT UNDER GRACE? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves on the one whom you obey, either of sin which leads to death, or obedience, which leads righteousness? But THANKS BE TO GOD, THAT YOU WHO WERE ONCE SLAVES OF SIN HAVE BECOME OBEDIENT FROM THE HEART TO THE STANDARD OF TEACHING TO WHICH YOU WERE COMMITTED, AND, HAVING BEEN SET FREE FROM SIN, HAVE BECOME SLAVES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Romans 6:15-18
God’s grace is intended to bring about a life filled with an ongoing Act of Grace.
God’s grace leads us out of death and raises us up so we can live as an Act of Grace.
About the author:
Don and his wife Brenda have been married 48 years. They have two married sons Jason/Crista and Nicholas/Heather and four grandsons Luke, Ryker, Blake and Drew. Don is a graduate of the Gateway School of Preaching, Fairview Heights, IL, the Bristol Roads School of Biblical Studies, Flint, MI and he has a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Michigan Christian College. He has been preaching since 1979. He has preached at Pacific, MO; Howell, MI; Arnold, MO; Festus, MO; Dexter, MO; and De Soto, MO where he has served since 2007. He also serves the congregation as one of the elders. Don has done campaigns and meetings in several states and mission work in Cuba, India, and Jamaica. Don refers to himself as a “Minister” because he loves ministering to others and helping them learn about Jesus and growing in their relationship with Him.
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