The following is from Paul Ellis:
http://escapetoreality.org/2010/08/11/gospel-of-grace/
The greatest thing you can do is believe the good news of God's grace revealed in the One he has sent. Believe that because of what Jesus has done, you are forgiven, you have been clothed with His righteousness, and you have been adopted into His family. When you say "Yes!" to Jesus, He moves into your life and you become one with him in spirit. On the inside, you now look exactly like Jesus and your status before God is "perfect forever" (Heb 10:14).
But your outside still needs work. Your mind needs to be renewed. Your body may need fixing. Your relationships may need mending. Your neighbors and workmates probably need saving. And God's plan is to bring heaven to your corner of the world through you.
God has empowered you through his Spirit and the precious promises of His word to fulfill the gospel mandate. We do not need to hunker down and ask God to give us things. We just need to believe that through Christ we already have everything we need to get the job done (Eph 1:3, 2 Pet 1:3).
"Working out your salvation" means discovering who you are in Christ, taking risks for Jesus, and ministering in His power and authority. It means representing Jesus and His cross-wrought victory in areas where sins' effects are still being felt. When you shine with Jesus-light, darkness flees and the dominion of the king is enlarged. Sin, sickness and poverty are put under his feet when you put them under your feet. We complete the mission the same way we started – by trusting in God's amazing grace:
Grace=Peace,
Jeremy
http://escapetoreality.org/2010/08/11/gospel-of-grace/
The greatest thing you can do is believe the good news of God's grace revealed in the One he has sent. Believe that because of what Jesus has done, you are forgiven, you have been clothed with His righteousness, and you have been adopted into His family. When you say "Yes!" to Jesus, He moves into your life and you become one with him in spirit. On the inside, you now look exactly like Jesus and your status before God is "perfect forever" (Heb 10:14).
But your outside still needs work. Your mind needs to be renewed. Your body may need fixing. Your relationships may need mending. Your neighbors and workmates probably need saving. And God's plan is to bring heaven to your corner of the world through you.
God has empowered you through his Spirit and the precious promises of His word to fulfill the gospel mandate. We do not need to hunker down and ask God to give us things. We just need to believe that through Christ we already have everything we need to get the job done (Eph 1:3, 2 Pet 1:3).
"Working out your salvation" means discovering who you are in Christ, taking risks for Jesus, and ministering in His power and authority. It means representing Jesus and His cross-wrought victory in areas where sins' effects are still being felt. When you shine with Jesus-light, darkness flees and the dominion of the king is enlarged. Sin, sickness and poverty are put under his feet when you put them under your feet. We complete the mission the same way we started – by trusting in God's amazing grace:
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me." (1 Cor 15:10, NKJV)
Grace=Peace,
Jeremy
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