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Grace In Spite Of Sin Series
Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: This is the 35 sermon in our series on the Book of Genesis. In this sermon we see that God is gracious and merciful to those who are not in the least bit deserving.
No; He said go into all the world and preach the Gospel. It’s the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is the power of God unto salvation. And to be saved means to be born again by an incorruptible seed and given a new nature. And until a person has been given this new nature by means of the new birth, they are going to live in accordance to their old nature. Their sin nature. And for us to tell non-believers to live like they have a new nature when they still have their old nature would be like telling a cow to be a dolphin and a dog to be an eagle. Are you letting the light of Christ shine, in your words, your attitudes and in your life? Because that’s what’s going to create those avenues that allow you to share the Gospel with others. And it’s going to confirm that the Gospel has in-fact changed you yourself to an unbelieving world. And more importantly; to your family.
Second point of application; I said earlier that I believe that, based on Scripture, Lot was a believer… but being a believer did not exempt him from the consequences of his sins. Lot’s life was filled with pain, sorrow, and regret. He lost his job, his livelihood, his wife, and the last thing we see of him is that he committed a terrible, immoral, sin. His actions went on to produce the Moabites and Ammonites…
Grace is not a license to sin, and our sins will always have consequences, sometimes long reaching consequences, that can not only hurt us, but hurt our friends and family, in ways that would break our hearts if we could see them.
Third point of application, and then we’re done. Maybe you’re here today and you can relate to Lot… (not in his is specific sins, but in the fact that you haven’t lived as you should). Let me just tell you, God’s grace is greater than our sin. Jesus died for that very purpose, so that God’s grace could be shed abroad in your heart and so that you could be forgiven. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done, where you’ve come from, what kind of upbringing you’ve had.
God’s grace is greater.
CLOSING PRAYER
