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Judgment and Grace
On Sunday, July 25th, I spoke on the Judgment of God that
is coming on this world. I spoke from Matthew 25:31-46,
where Jesus is talking about the separation of the sheep
and the goats. The sheep will be granted eternal life while
the goats eternal damnation. In that same chapter Jesus
tells two other stories of Judgment coming, Matthew 25:1-
13; The Parable of the Ten Virgins, and Matthew 25:14-30;
The Parable of the Talents. There are many more passages
proclaiming God’s Day of Judgment and Wrath.
Judgment doesn’t seem to be consistent with a loving,
merciful God – does it? Here is where God’s grace shines.
God extends to you and to me the opportunity to escape the
wrath that is coming against sin and its effects. Nearly two
thousand years ago God sent His son, Jesus Christ into the
world as a payment for sin. When Jesus died on the cross
paying the penalty for sin (which is death), and His
resurrection guaranteeing God’s acceptance of His
sacrifice, God opened the way for a heavenly transaction to
take place. In theological terms it is called The Vicarious
Atonement. Jesus took our place. He paid the price that
we owe for our sins. When we accept Jesus Christ as our
Savior, then God looks at us through His son. Our debt was
paid by Him and now God offers to us forgiveness and
eternal life. We don’t deserve it, we can’t buy it, but we can
receive it. That is why the bible says:
Romans 10:9-11 ( NIV ) 9That if you confess with your
mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with
your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with
your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the
Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put
to shame.”
Grace Is Amazing,
Pastor Steve
On Sunday, July 25th, I spoke on the Judgment of God that
is coming on this world. I spoke from Matthew 25:31-46,
where Jesus is talking about the separation of the sheep
and the goats. The sheep will be granted eternal life while
the goats eternal damnation. In that same chapter Jesus
tells two other stories of Judgment coming, Matthew 25:1-
13; The Parable of the Ten Virgins, and Matthew 25:14-30;
The Parable of the Talents. There are many more passages
proclaiming God’s Day of Judgment and Wrath.
Judgment doesn’t seem to be consistent with a loving,
merciful God – does it? Here is where God’s grace shines.
God extends to you and to me the opportunity to escape the
wrath that is coming against sin and its effects. Nearly two
thousand years ago God sent His son, Jesus Christ into the
world as a payment for sin. When Jesus died on the cross
paying the penalty for sin (which is death), and His
resurrection guaranteeing God’s acceptance of His
sacrifice, God opened the way for a heavenly transaction to
take place. In theological terms it is called The Vicarious
Atonement. Jesus took our place. He paid the price that
we owe for our sins. When we accept Jesus Christ as our
Savior, then God looks at us through His son. Our debt was
paid by Him and now God offers to us forgiveness and
eternal life. We don’t deserve it, we can’t buy it, but we can
receive it. That is why the bible says:
Romans 10:9-11 ( NIV ) 9That if you confess with your
mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with
your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with
your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11As the
Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put
to shame.”
Grace Is Amazing,
Pastor Steve
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