http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/grace/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3021029/posts Featured Term (selected at random):REVIVFICATION Belief that all the sacraments, except the Eucharist and penance, confer the grace originally available, once the obstacle preventing the grace is removed. It is assumed that a person wants to receive the sacrament but lackes the proper dispositions, mainly the state of grace for sacraments of the living and adequate contrition for sacraments of the dead. When one attains the state of grace or arrives at sufficient contrition, the grace of the sacraments is "revived" without repeating the sacramental rite. The validity of baptism, confirmation, matrimony, and orders is always certain in these circumstances.... CatholicReference.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3021029/posts#comment Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3002157/posts While channel surfing recently during the wee hours of the morning, I happened upon the weekly telecast of Melissa Scott, pastor of a Glendale, California church. My instinct was to keep on surfing (I still struggle with the idea of female “pastors,” for in spiritual matters, the Word of God declares, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man”). Nevertheless, I wanted to hear what Sister Melissa (my honorific for her) had to say. So I watched her telecast and found her rather conversant on the Bible. Scholarly even. I DVRed a couple... The Christian Diarist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3002157/posts#comment Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2996283/posts We are God's House ! Sent to restore the foundations ! You Will BE Sustained by My love for you . So do not fear but receive My messengers of Grace bringing and bearing My love for they "ARE" My heart of endearment ,"Yeah"the very Virtue of eternity I call ((("GRACE" ))) . . . Receive your healing and allow My Joy to rise up and fill your WellSpring to overflowing "That My River may "BECOME YOU" for others in this same way . . . " I BESTOW ~ AS You LET GO" ~ ~ ~ Ezra 1:5 5... The Joshua Chronicles , Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2996283/posts#comment Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:24:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2994816/posts Featured Term (selected at random):ENTITATIVE HABIT Sanctifying grace as a permanent quality added to human nature and directly modifying its being (entity) rather than its operations, as in the case of virtues. All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission. CatholicReference.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2994816/posts#comment Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:54:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985918/posts Today is Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s birthday. Since my book on him was published three years ago, fascination with the young German pastor continues to grow. The interest is so great I’ve recently been asked to do a ten-city Bonhoeffer tour. I have to ask myself: Why are so many people intrigued by Bonhoeffer? The answer, I believe, is that the message of Bonhoeffer's life is hugely relevant today—especially when it comes to the growing threats against religious freedom. Thoughtful people see the handwriting on the wall: First there's the HHS mandate, which demands that religious organizations buy insurance that covers abortion-inducing... BreakPoint http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2985918/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2013 18:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2984003/posts And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2984003/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977559/posts The release of the film Les Misérables is a remarkable achievement, not only for its ambitious cinematic scope but also for its inspired cast and stunning dramatic and musical performances. A key driver of the ongoing popularity of the musical play over the better part of the last three decades is the source material’s deep moral and spiritual seriousness. The narrative focuses in large part on the transformation of Jean Valjean, who after nineteen years of hard labor as a violent criminal is released on parole to see “what this new world” might bring. The dynamics of sin and salvation,... Acton Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977559/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:10:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977459/posts I take my political debates into the movie theatre with me. Suspend disbelief? That I can do. Suspend political/cultural/religious debate? Never. It’s probably a good idea to let go once in a while, but just because that’s a good idea doesn’t mean it’s easy to do.So, here is what I read on National Review Online before going in to see Les Miserables, and what was in my mind the whole time:“All decent people have a measure of sympathy for those who, driven by desperation, come illegally to the United States seeking work to provide for themselves and their families. That they so frequently work... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2977459/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2960437/posts There was real-life drama at Paul Rudd’s Broadway play “Grace” when an audience member who appeared drunk threw up over a mezzanine railing onto theatergoers below. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2960437/posts#comment Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:43:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2955563/posts There are many who are ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth: Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2955563/posts#comment Tue, 6 Nov 2012 08:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2925790/posts Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.( 2 Corinthians 1:2)Greetings such as these are common in the New Testament, therefore we are in danger of treating them as inconsequential. But every Word in Sacred Writ has been selected by the Holy Spirit for our benefit. What does the apostle mean by wishing “Grace and Peace” upon all who turn aside from the din of this “vanity fair” we live in, to read his letters? It would profit us to learn and relearn the meaning of this profound word, Grace. Grace, or (grk) Charis... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2925790/posts#comment Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:27:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2912546/posts God's grace is amazing. All that Jesus did through his death, burial, and resurrection was for your benefit. All that he did was for you to have access to the grace of God. God has extended his grace to you and it's up to you to receive it by faith. Romans 5:1,2 says we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ and by him also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. It's in your hands to receive the grace of God by faith. Romans 4:16 says, "Therefore it is of faith, that it... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2912546/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:57:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2904023/posts Grace and works. Faith http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2904023/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jul 2012 07:02:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2902359/posts Featured Term (selected at random):STATE OF GRACE Condition of a person who is free from mortal sin and pleasing to God. It is the state of being in God's friendship and the necessary condition of the soul at death in order to attain heaven. See Also: SANCTIFYING GRACE All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission. CatholicReference.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2902359/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:46:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2898672/posts Course on Grace by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE: GRACE CONSIDERED EXTENSIVELY I.  Why Grace? II.  What Is Grace? III.  Grace to the Angels IV.  Grace to Adam V.  Grace in the Old Testament VI.  Grace to Christ VII.  Justification in the New Testament Chapter VI. Grace to Christ Grace to Human Nature of Christ. In the divine nature of Christ there was, of course, no grace, no place for grace, no need for grace, no possibility of grace. Grace is a super-added gift, and there is nothing addable to the divine nature. Grace is a... TheRealPresence.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2898672/posts#comment Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:01:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2894848/posts Course on Grace by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE: GRACE CONSIDERED EXTENSIVELY I.  Why Grace? II.  What Is Grace? III.  Grace to the Angels IV.  Grace to Adam V.  Grace in the Old Testament VI.  Grace to Christ VII.  Justification in the New Testament Chapter IV. Grace to Adam Deiform Man. What graces were given to Adam in the state of original justice? The array of graces that made him supernatural man: the Indwelling Trinity – sanctifying grace – infused virtues – gifts of the Holy Spirit. What kind of man may we now call him?... TheRealPresence.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2894848/posts#comment Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:09:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2891400/posts For GOD so loved the world. Faith http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2891400/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:43:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2869149/posts For the first time in 34 years, Chuck Colson won’t be in a prison for Easter. The famous Watergate figure and Christian convert usually spends the day ministering to prisoners, but is recovering from surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain. Colson, 80, is a giant of our time. He is a reminder of the true meaning of redemption, a concept that has been debased in our Tilt-a-Whirl media culture that can’t distinguish between notoriety and fame. In contemporary America, redemption begins sometime between the first check-in into rehab and the first cable-TV interview, and reaches completion when... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2869149/posts#comment Sat, 7 Apr 2012 02:30:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2844079/posts The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have lost no ice over the last decade, new research shows. The discovery has stunned scientists, who had believed that around 50bn tonnes of meltwater were being shed each year and not being replaced by new snowfall. The study is the first to survey all the world's icecaps and glaciers and was made possible by the use of satellite data. The melting of Himalayan glaciers caused controversy in 2009 when a report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2844079/posts#comment Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:16:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2834240/posts I’ll never forget hearing Dr. Doug Kelly (one of my theology professors in seminary) saying in class, “If you want to make people mad, preach law. If you want to make them really, really mad preach grace.” I didn’t know what he meant then. But I do now. The law offends us because it tells us what to do–and we hate anyone telling us what to do, most of the time. But, ironically, grace offends us even more because it tells us that there’s nothing we can do, that everything has already been done. And if there’s something we hate... The Gospel Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2834240/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:59:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2830205/posts Recently I’ve been asked about witnessing to “unsaved believers” as one writer called them. I usually refer to them as Christians-in-name-only. They call themselves Christians and do some things that make them appear to be Christians. They go to Church, make regular contributions, sign up for volunteer service projects, even teach Sunday School, but they’re not born again. Being born again means you know you’re a sinner in need of a savior. You believe Jesus died for all your sins and have asked Him to be your Savior. According to Jesus, people who are not born again will be denied... GracethruFaith.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2830205/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:35:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2824735/posts The authentic story of the redeeming power of the Christmas message is nowhere more vividly illustrated than in the incredible life of an English slaver named John Newton. He was born 300 years ago into a seafaring family in Liverpool. His mother was a godly woman whose faith gave her life meaning. She died when John was 7, and he recalled as the sweetest remembrance of childhood the soft and tender voice of his mother at prayer Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2824735/posts#comment Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2824556/posts Was the thief in Luke 23 heaven (paradise) bound or purgatory bound? Luke 23:41: And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. Luke 23:42: And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. Luke 23:43: And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2824556/posts#comment Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2804557/posts Death is the wages of sin (Rom 6:23) and Jesus Christ had none (Heb 4:15; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5; 2 Cor 5:21). Death, therefore, had no rightful claim on Him thus Jesus died an unnatural death. This means that Jesus, the true remnant of Israel, alone fulfilled the covenant from our side, pleasing God. And all who are united to Him share in His distinction that death has no rightful claim on them (6:23b). So Jesus alone is our focus, our religion, our righteousness. Yet we still, as Christians often get caught up in our own spirituality. That... Monergism.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2804557/posts#comment Wed, 9 Nov 2011 01:58:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797352/posts Unlike the latest television perversion entitled, The Playboy Club,  I can actually tell you the truth about being a Bunny and working in the Chicago Playboy Club in the 60s. If you're wondering why I bring this up 45 years after the fact, it's simple.  One of my readers took exception with my article on GOP presidential candidate Richard Perry, and decided to go after the messenger rather than the message.   I find it humorous that anyone would think exposing me as a Playboy Bunny in my youth should affect what readers think of my research and articles today.  Apparently... Gulag Bound http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797352/posts#comment Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:10:21 GMT