“He canceled the unfavorable record of our debts with its binding rules and did away with it completely by nailing it to the cross.” ~ Colossians 2:14 (GNT) REFERENCE: Colossians 2:11-15 (GNT) Oh, the blessing of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross! All men born of a woman owe God a debt of sin because of Adam’s sin. The Law of Moses extended to man the hope of forgiveness and access to God. However, unable to keep it, man fell short of its righteous requirements and became indebted to God. A record of his debt was kept. This...
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” ~ Ephesians 2:8 REFERENCE Ephesians 2:8-9 Grace is unmerited favor, goodness, and kindness. It is God’s unusual help, as witnessed in King Uzziah, II Chronicles 26:15b, “…who made devices invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and large stones…he was marvelously helped till he became strong.” The Grace of God ignores your natural history and rewrites your glorious destiny. By grace, the worst can become the best, the rotten can suddenly blossom, and the...