A Few Bible Thoughts For Your Day

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Date: Aug 16 2016 5:25 PM

Hey Everybody,

I hope things are going your way today. Sunday was a blessing for our Enon family. The potluck was fantastic and the time together was uplifting. If you did not join us this week, make plans to come see us next week.

For today, here are a few thoughts.

Saved By Grace

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9).

Sometimes the most simple statements in the Bible are the most difficult to understand. This is true because so much confusion has been heaped upon them. It is difficult to clear away the theories of men and grasp the plain statement of the Holy Spirit.

Grace means favor. Thus, if we are saved by the grace of God we are saved by the favor of God. God wants to save us. Every move that He made in the direction of our salvation was because of favor. We were not worthy of His goodness, hence grace is an unmerited favor.

We cannot save ourselves. It is impossible to accumulate merit before God. Regardless of what we may do that is approved of God, we are still saved by grace. Now this does not destroy the fact that there are certain things to be done. Accepting the grace of God requires obedience to His will. This will be true throughout our lives. But when we have done all, we are still unprofitable servants. We must be saved by God's favor. Therefore, doing what is demanded of us in no wise makes us earn the salvation God has provided for us.

When the heart is right everything else will be all right. Certainly we will do that which is required of us. But the heart cannot be right when we think in terms of our own merit and forget that we are saved by the grace of God.

Notice in this verse that he says we are saved by grace through faith. Faith is something that works. The faith that pleases God does what God says. Having done what God demands, we lean upon His grace. He accepts us because the heart is right, and obedience to His commands demonstrates, or makes perfect, our faith. Thus, when we believe Him and obey His will, we are saved by grace. We do not merit salvation, but we have met the requirements of our faith.

Have a great week!

Mitch Robison

Enon Church of Christ

1366 Enon Road

Webb, AL 36376

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