I like the introduction to today’s study: ‘Is it any wonder that throughout the history of the Christian Church men and women have found the thought of grace so overwhelming wonderful that they have absolutely revelled in it?’ Likewise, I think that the truth about grace is often attacked by those oppossed to God because [...]
I like the illustration in today’s study; it’s simple and demonstrates the point that behind the giving of a gift, someone has done work to obtain it, so that it can be given away. God’s free gift of salvation was bought by Jesus with a lot of tears, extreme pain, significant loss of blood and a slow [...]
I agree when Selwyn says: “The old definition of grace that almost every Christian will know is one that I believe cannot be improved upon: ‘Grace is the free unmerited favour of (our Sovereign) God’. It means that at the heart of all true communion with God there lies this gripping truth: God takes the [...]
As I said yesterday, I don’t share Selwyn view on grace – so, I don’t see the need to define terms like, ‘common grace’ or ‘saving grace’; nor do I think it’s important to consider the differences between God’s mercy, goodness or compassion – I see all these, as expressions of His divine love. True, when [...]
I’m not sure if I entirely agree with Selwyn when he says that the facet of God’s character which we describe as ‘grace’ is “different and distinct from His love”. Grace is often described as an undeserved gift. As he said today, in his concluding sentence: “Grace, then, is God’s kindness conferred upon the undeserving; [...]
Hell is not considered to be a serious threat by those who are on their way there. I’ve heared many times, people say; ‘I’m not worried about going to hell – all my friends will be there.’ Yet, hell is a place where God withholds His presence – so there is no love, no light, [...]
God knows all
Today, Selwyn starts to discuss the final aspects of God’s nature – knowledge and wisdom. He says: ‘The difference between knowledge and wisdom has been described like this: “Knowledge is what we know; wisdom is the right application of what we know.” … The realisation which we have that God knows everything (and applies perfect [...]
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