Month: June 2021

We’re talking about grace and works, about unmerited favor, and about obedience. Specifically: What is our role in our salvation? We’ve seen that obedience is important because it’s a Truth that doing things God’s way is a better way to live. It doesn’t eliminate the storms of life but it gives life focus and foundation…

Jesus encourages obedience, which we’ve defined as doing things God’s way, which in turn leads to a more centered and focused life. It brings foundation to one’s existence and it also honors God. Even poorly done obedience can bring glory to God in the right setting. Last week, we talked about grace, about not getting…

We’ve been discussing the subject of grace and obedience and about how we look and how we act, at least in a religious sense. It brings into focus the subject of obedience. Just how good do we have to be? It also highlights the subject of grace, the relationship between getting and not getting what…

How good do we have to be to be saved? What is the role of our obedience in salvation? The belief that we get what we deserve is widely held and deeply rooted in all religions. Even Christianity, where the concept of grace comes from, can’t shake the intuitive notion that we are responsible for…