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Grace and the Prostitute
Read more: Grace and the ProstituteGrace 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?
Read more: 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
Read more: Divine Grace As Seen Around the WorldThere 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….
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The Way to Universal Grace
Part 2: Non-ChristianRead more: The Way to Universal GraceLast week, we explored the Christian concept of grace as part of the New Covenant, applicable to all people. Today, we’ll examine how non-Christians might be aware of God’s grace and how it manifests in various cultures and religions. We’ve discussed the concept of grace often here in this class, and we have often noted…
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The Way to Universal Grace
Part 1: ChristianRead more: The Way to Universal GraceDr. Weaver has commented that despite the limits of human understanding of grace, the concept itself seems to have been known throughout the ages by all religions and cultures. He asked me to look into that, so I took Claude AI’s help to find out what the Bible and other world faiths and beliefs have…
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A Suffering God—Part 2
Read more: A Suffering God—Part 2We started our discussion on the identity of God by pointing out that we rely on images from the Old Testament to learn and understand more about who God is. These images present us with rich metaphors about God. I would like to start today’s class with a quick description of what a metaphor is. …
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