Traditionally we define grace as “The unmerited favor of God.” If I merit something, I deserve it; it means that I have earned it. A student takes “The National Merit Scholarship Exam,” scores high, and wins a college scholarship as the result. That student has earned the scholarship; he or she
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While grace and mercy are basically one and the same characteristic of God, we can “split hairs” and see a distinction. Vaughan Durston, Founder of “U. B. David and I’ll B. Jonathan Inc.,” shares two stories that make this clear. Remember Rolfe Barnard’s definition: “Grace is God’s favour that
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Contributed by John Stevenson on Dec 26, 2004
When we first came to Jesus, we might not have understood just how big He is. We came to see a winsome Galilean rabbi, but we found that He is so much more.
C.S. Lewis makes this point in his Chronicles of Narnia when Lucy returns to the magic land and sees Aslan, the Christ figure.
"Aslan," said
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Contributed by John Quigley on Jan 7, 2005
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In his book, "The Necessity of Prayer," Dr. E. M. Bounds tells a story that had been told to him by a contemporary of his, A. C. Dixon. The story he told is the following: ""A dear friend of mine who was quite a lover of the chase, told me the following story: ’Rising early one morning,’ he said,
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Contributed by Paul Decker on Jan 11, 2005
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In the comic strip, Dennis the Menace, Dennis and his little friend, Joey, are leaving Mrs. Wilson’s house with their hands full of cookies. As you may remember, Dennis is not always very considerate toward the Wilsons who are his next-door neighbors (especially Mr. Wilson).
But Joey says, "I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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The history of the world suggests that without love of God there is little likelihood of a love
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"...the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men...We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that except
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"This great round world, on which we live, is very old, so old that no one knows when it was made. But long before there was any earth, or sun, or stars, God
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being. And it is impossible to to govern
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