Archive for the 'Grace' Category

14 May

How Then Were Your Eyes Open?

There was a man who had been born blind from birth.  Most people assumed that he was blind because of some sin that either he, or his parents had committed.  This perception was wrong because this blindness was to be used to display the work of God. 
Sometimes certain things happen, not because of luck, or […]

05 Apr

What Does It Mean To Be Alive In Christ?

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.  1 Corinthians 15:22
All will be made alive?
What’s that supposed to mean; is everyone dead or sleeping? 
For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body […]

03 Mar

Purity

Purity is a condition of beauty.  Something pure exists in its essential nature:  undefiled, unblemished, uncontaminated.  An entire department of the U.S. government, the Food and Drug Administration, exists as a purity watchdog.  Its guidelines spell out how much impurity manufacturers can get away with - and it’s a little alarming.  Coffee beans, for instance, won’t […]

30 Jan

Way to the Manger

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God.
John 1:12

The classic Christmas joke in families with really young children is that they enjoy the boxes more than the toys. They hide in them, make forts out of them, stack them up and knock them down—while the parents […]

17 Jan

God Loves You

What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?   (Romans 8:35)
It took me a long time to learn that God wants to bless our lives. I always pictured Him as somewhat reluctant to pour out His blessing. As in, “Okay, I […]

02 Dec

“Who Then Can Be Saved?”

 Copyright © Dave Earley
http://www.init-2-winit.org 
Seven Indian states from coast to coast now have anti-conversion laws that seek to contain and persecute Christians.  Hindus in India follow in the footsteps of Saul (aka Paul), fulfilling the prophecies of Jesus in Matthew 10. 
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise […]

30 Nov

This Have I Done for Thee; What Doest Thou for Me?

Copyright © Dave Earley
http://www.InIt-2-WinIt.org
How can a murderous revolutionary dying for his actions receive the promise of eternal life, just because he comes around at the last moment? (Luke 23:42)
Because of grace!
Why would a man stop to help his sworn enemy, who had been robbed, and beaten, (the religious guys all passed) and then spend himself […]