Month: July 2024
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Grace and Belief: Lessons from the Centurion’s Great Faith
Introduction In last week’s class, Dr. Weaver discussed the story of the woman who anointed Jesus with perfume and the reaction of Simon. He briefly touched on what it means to fall into grace and fall out of grace. Carolyn asked a follow-up question about the role of belief in staying in grace or how…
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Grace and the Prostitute
Grace is like the air we breathe, there’s an unlimited supply. Everyone gets the amount that they need. It sustains life, and it’s free. Why, then, is grace so difficult to embrace? The Apostle Paul’s simple explanation of grace in Ephesians 2:8-9 states that by grace, we are saved through faith, and that not of…
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The Judgment of Grace, or the Transformative Power of Grace?
We previously discussed the parables of the kingdom of heaven that Jesus spoke to the people during his ministry. When we substitute “Grace” for the “kingdom of Heaven (KOH)”, many of these parables take on a fascinating new perspective and even offer a coherent understanding of what Jesus was trying to teach us about. Take…
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Divine Grace As Seen Around the World
There is a profound aspect of God’s grace that transcends boundaries and speaks to the heart of our faith. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of having other sheep that are not of this fold, and in the Book of Revelation, we see a vision of people from all nations and tongues standing before God….