Success Scripture September 23, 2008

The "Need" for Grace

The Bible describes man's true condition:

1. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Rom 3:23
2. "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." - James 2:10.
3. "For the wages of sin is death..." - Rom 6:23
4. "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." - Isa 59:2
5. "But we are all like an unclean thing and all our righteousness are like filthy rags;" - Isa 64:6

What these scripture mean to us:

• We must all plead guilty!
• Every accountable person has sinned
• We can never demand entrance into heaven because we are somehow good enough
• Even the very best of us is without merit in God's sight!

Our sins have alienated us from God!

• By our transgressions, we lose that precious relationship with God
• We experience "spiritual" death, or separation from God; which if left unchecked, will result in eternal separation from God (i.e., hell)
• While in this state of "spiritual" death, we are dead to God; our prayers are not heard - 1 Peter 3:12
  As sinners:
• We cannot accomplish the removal of our guilt on our own!
• We cannot run away from this guilt
• We cannot work our way out of this guilt

The "Provision" of Grace:

Out of Love God has provided His Son (Jesus Christ)
Because God loved us:

• He sent His Son to die that we might have eternal life - John 3:16; 1 John 4:9
• He made His Son a "propitiation" for our sins - 1 John 4:10
• A "propitiation" is a sacrifice designed to appease
• Therefore God has offered His Son as a sacrifice designed to appease Himself, which leads to a related point...

He is a just God. Out of Justice God has provided His Son to satisfy His justice, God provided redemption through the blood of His Son - Rom 3:24-26.

Beloved, we will continue on this next week...

God has ordained that through faith and repentance we might receive the wonderful grace of God!

I declare to you!  This week: God's abundant grace be upon your life, your family, career, business and your ministry. Let the world see the love of God in you.

God bless you!

Bliss & Fire Team

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