Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
(1 Peter 1:3-5 ESV)
Praise God that He would be so good to not just save us, but to actually cause us to be saved. Calvinists call this irresistible grace (no I am not…). But we are so fallen that if God did not draw us, we would not, no could not respond (Romans 3:10).This is characteristic of fallen human nature.
But God (Ephesians 2:4) did calls us. Not only He call us to salvation, He PROVIDED the salvation Himself. And then, like this was not enough, He has kept and guarded this salvation for us!!!
Praise God indeed!
So, are we responding with life-changing faith as we encounter the living Jesus in the pages of Scripture? Is our life being changed by the depth and breadth of these incredible promises? In what ways are these changes evident?
A faith that cannot change my life cannot save my soul. — Charles Spurgeon
(Jon is the Lead Pastor of Calvary Bible Fellowship in West Springfield, MA.and is a wonderful man of God. I encourage you to check his blog everyday. He always has something great posted or something great to say).
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I do so love you my brother. What you lack in good looking, you more than make up in funny.......Anything posted on my blog is yours to use. Bless you!
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