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OUR HUMANITY, GOD’S PROVISION

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, In : Grace

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WE DID NOTHING

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, In : Grace

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:6-8

GRACE - CONSTANTLY AVAILABLE

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Monday, August 7, 2023, In : Grace

9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV)

“The present tense of the verb translated “is sufficient” reveals the constant availability of divine grace.”...

Amazing Love. No Condemnation

Posted by Steve Newcomb on Friday, June 30, 2023, In : Grace

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2, ESV)

“First, He frees us from sin and death. He enables us to fulfill the law. He changes our nature. He empowers us for victory. He confirms our adoption. He guarantees our glory. And He aids our prayers. And because He does all of that, the results are given in verses 28 to 39. The reason we can praise...