http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/grace/ en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:50:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2474661/posts Grace is my four-year old daughter. We call her Gracie. Yesterday her mother and I bought her a new pair of pink Crocks with butterflies and all other manner of designs and colors adorning the tops. Gracie wore them all last night and was quite vocal about her plan to wear them to school today, too. Last night Gracie snuggled up beside me on the couch to show me the bottoms of her new shoes. She asked about the pattern in the soles of her spongy pink footwear. I told her that the pattern was like that so the shoes... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2474661/posts#comment Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:50:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2474068/posts Many of us don’t understand the full meaning of grace. We think of grace as a girl’s name or a church word and don’t really understand the full impact of God’s grace on our lives. But the whole foundation of our faith centers on the concept of grace so let’s explore what’s so amazing about grace. TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2474068/posts#comment Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2471327/posts (A Biblical analogy of the automobile recalls of late.) Many cars are being recalled today because of manufacturing defects. There is another recall you need to know about: The Maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the central component of the heart (Isaiah 1:18). The defect is known as S-I-N (don’t say the word but spell it), and this defect will eventually bring forth death in every unit that is not repaired (James 1:15). The Manufacturer is not liable for this defect, nor is he at... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2471327/posts#comment Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2468238/posts Contemplating what God has graciously done for hell-deserving sinners ought to encourage and thrill the soul of every blood-bought child of God! As the hymn writer has said, "Oh to grace how great a debtor, daily I'm constrained to be!" (Robert Robinson). Paul, in referring to the redemption and forgiveness that believers have in Christ, spoke of "the RICHES of His GRACE" (Ephesians 1:7). Elsewhere he said, "But by the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10). God has given to every believer everlasting consolation (eternal encouragement) and good hope through grace (2 Thess. 2:16-17). "For... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2468238/posts#comment Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2467522/posts Having reminded ourselves of our former, unregenerate state, we are now ready to consider the great things God has done for us in His grace, saving our souls and making us whole. This listing is by no means original. For example, Lewis Sperry Chafer has a similar listing in his book entitled Salvation. Also this listing is by no means complete or exhaustive. We have listed 215 things but there are more. You can add to this list through your own study of the Scriptures as you find other things that are true of you now that you are saved.... The Ignorant Fishermen Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2467522/posts#comment Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:23:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2463567/posts Now "strengthening of the heart" is one of the great wants of many professing Christians...They want to realize more tangible comfort. They fancy they ought to feel more and see more...Where shall they turn? What shall set their consciences at rest? Then comes the enemy of souls, and suggests some shortcut road to establishment. He hints at the value of some addition to the simple plan of the Gospel, some man-made gimmick, some exaggeration of a truth, some flesh-satisfying invention, some improvement on the old path, and whispers, "Only use this, and you shall be strengthened."... "Come to us," says... biblebb.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2463567/posts#comment Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:09:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2453895/posts SAVING FAITH What Does It Include? "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10) "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" (Galatians 3:2) Individuals can not be saved until they realize, being convinced and convicted by God's Holy Spirit, that... My Own Writings http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2453895/posts#comment Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:24:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2425532/posts In a vision The Father showed me the pool of Bethesda ( Mercy ) and how the five (grace ) collonades ( Pillars ) represent his fingers and the pool of water the palm of his hand . then the Father spoke to me about when Jesus came to the pool of bethesda and entered through the " sheeps gate " that Grace had entered where only mercy of The Father had been before . The Father spoke to me and said take all the things in your life and place them in my hand and speak GRACE ! Grace... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2425532/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:34:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2422545/posts Inside every LDS columnist is a frustrated theologian trying to get out. And thanks to a gift book from my sister-in-law, today I let the fellow have his say. Let's begin with this: Over the years, Stephen E. Robinson's "Parable of the Bicycle" has become almost as well-known in Mormon circles as the recipe for s'mores. It tells how a young girl wants a bicycle but doesn't have enough money for it. So her father tells her to put in what she can, and he'll make up the difference. As it turns out, she puts in a pittance compared to... Mormon Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2422545/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402635/posts The substantiality of my wealth is in abundance that exceeds paradise for truly where ever I AM in you this quotient exists in a udepleteable manner and such is my Grace for those in my will . So watch now as I dress my children of light as Job and reward them even now for the trials and tribulations , " Yeah " the pathway of fire they have surrendered to for my name sake . Did I not say buy from me gold and silver that has been tested and purified by My Holiness alone ?! Then surely what... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2402635/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:45:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402081/posts Some time after the conflict, Fuchida came upon the testimony of a young Christian woman. Her mother and father had been killed by the Japanese. That war had swept away her parents’ lives. TruthInConviction http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402081/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:37:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396243/posts I would like to thank all of you for coming back over the last several months to read my story (God’s Story)…My Secret Sin. I didn’t share my story to shock anyone but my intention was to show God’s grace, and how we can trust in His Word. God's Grace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396243/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:09:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371708/posts Hello and welcome to another edition of the White Horse Inn as we are thinking through what is means to be Christians in a post-Christian culture. You know, every time a debate comes up on homosexual marriage or on war, a whole host of topics; on one hand conservatives sometimes invoke the theocratic promises, commands, and threats of the old covenant as if they could just be lifted from the context of Israel's covenant with God and apply to any modern country. While liberals and secularists simply dismiss these Old Testament passages as morally offensive "texts of terror." But there... White Horse Inn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371708/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371287/posts There is no doubt that the 16th century witnessed the greatest ever split in Church history. Some view the Reformation as a sad or even an evil episode. Others see it as a time when God restored the one true biblical Gospel back into the hands of the masses. But what exactly were the issues back then? And what are the issues in our own day? Was this a mere tempest in a tea cup? I suggest that the issues then and now are exactly the same - who or what speaks for God, and what exactly is the Gospel?... Reformation Theology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2371287/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:54:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2360324/posts I am calling you into a oneness of abundance and grace can you see it ?! For the children "know" ! This is not a work but a surrender \o/ \o/ \o/ Allow me alone to be and become your shepherd . Through times of darkness I am your light , Through times of division and hardship I AM The Love that brings " all " together . You see ?! See me in all things for I am your eyes and your submission to me must be complete that I may be resurrected in you ! Psalm 23 1The... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2360324/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:20:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2341686/posts Special to AIPNews.comSeptember 16, 2009Georgette SmelichThrough many generations God’s loving Hand has greatly blessed the United States of America. We are a Christian nation that was founded upon reliance on God and His principles. He has graciously provided all of our needs, from an abundance of food on our tables, the clothes that we wear, to the warm shelter within our homes. The Lord has protected us, for we are His people. He has remained faithful and merciful, gently caring for us as a shepherd tends to his flock. In difficult times God is our solid Rock. He is our... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2341686/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:32:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2313585/posts 1) What do we mean when we say "that we are saved by grace alone?" When we use the term "grace alone," what we mean is that our salvation from the wrath of God - our deliverance from hell - is because of something good in God, and not because of anything good in us. The Biblical conception of human nature after Adam and Eve's fall into sin is not a pretty picture, and Amerians, who seem to have an unlimited confidence in human nature and human goodness, have a very difficult time accepting what the bible says about the... Monergism.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2313585/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:33:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2311796/posts I am tearing down old strongholds in my children's lives for this is a "storm of Grace" I am bringing across the waters (~ " the voices of my children " ) that have cried out to me and in this containment of these strongholds shall come such a release of my spirit that it shall calm all the storms of my children's lives in Tranquility ~ " The very fruit of Peace " ~ that is ~ " ME " ~ I call ~~~ ZION ~~~ , for as I become your covering in this new way you shall... The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2311796/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 07:23:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2301717/posts Questionnaire: Are you Catholic or Protestant? Before reading the following essay on justification by faith..., we invite you to answer 10 questions. They are simple questions about justification by faith. In surveys to date, this questionnaire has demonstrated the startling fact that a very large proportion of Protestants are more Catholic than Protestant in their concept of justification. Please record your answers to the 10 questions. In each of the following 10 choices, mark either (a) or (b), whichever is correct. 1 (a) God gives a man right standing with Himself by mercifully accounting him innocent and virtuous. (b) God... Present Truth Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2301717/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:35:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286300/posts Many Catholics just don’t know what to say when someone asks them whether they are saved. As Catholics, we're vaguely familiar with "saved" language. We don't usually ask someone, "Are you saved?" and when someone asks us this question, we often stutter and fumble for an answer. So how should we answer: "Are you saved?" Constantly. We are constantly being saved by the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why? Because salvation is dynamic, ongoing. It's a past, present, and future reality. Let me explain. Salvation is a past reality: We have been saved by the death of... Catholic Education Resource Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2286300/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:42:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2275709/posts Praise God, that we are saved by grace alone. Works without faith are utterly without merit. This is not merely a Protestant notion. Such has been the persistent teaching of the saints throughout the ages. Yet a whitewashing of Martin Luther has led to many people, even Catholics, fundamentally misunderstanding the Catholic Church's criticism of him. Please understand that what I write here is no ad-hominem attack on Luther for any purpose, including the slander of Protestantism. Attacking the moral character of Martin Luther is gainless, for no-one supposes Luther to be imbued with the gift of infallibility. But when... Vanity, based on the writings of Martin Luther http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2275709/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:03:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251008/posts Thank God For Our Dinner? Cambridge Students Axe Tradition Of Saying Grace Before Dinner As It Is 'Too Religious' By Daily Mail Reporter 14th May 2009 Students lucky enough to have won a place at Cambridge have plenty to be thankful for. So it is not surprising that grace is said before formal dinners at the university's Newnham College. However, the Christian content of the prayer has proved too much for some students and they have brought in a secular version. Enlarge All change: Newnham College, Cambridge, where undergraduates think saying grace is 'too religious' Their only concession is that... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251008/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 19:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248195/posts I was watching Sunday ABC News and the Salvation Army was the big sponsor for the newscast. They showed a commercial that was very touching. The Salvation Army is the greatest organization ever created! It is truly doing God's work. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90cfMSqAj0o&feature=related Salvation Army (YouTube) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248195/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 22:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2235889/posts Watch Video Poem. If I compared you to a sweaty sock The one that helps to win a marathon If I compared you to a dull, flat rock The one to build my hopes and dreams upon If I compared you to a little bug The honey bee who makes my mornings sweet If I compared you to a broken jug The buried, priceless treasure 'neath my feet If I compared you to a black rain cloud The one that saves my life and ends a drought If I compared you to a noise so loud The sound of angels'... youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2235889/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:16:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2206348/posts  The Sacrament of Baptism: Gateway to New Life The sacrament of Baptism is the beginning of life—supernatural life. Because of original sin, we come into the world with a soul which is supernaturally dead. We come into the world with only the natural endowments of human nature. The supernatural life which is the result of God's personal and intimate indwelling, is absent from the soul. Original sin is not, in the strict sense, a "blot" upon the soul. Indeed, original sin is not a "something" at all. It is the absence of something that should be there. It is a... BeginningCatholic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2206348/posts#comment Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:23:09 GMT