‘Changed By The Grace Of God.’
1 Corinthians 15:9-10.
a) Apostle Paul shares some of his testimony here about his changed life.
b) He did not think of himself as being worthy of being called an apostle because formerly he had persecuted the Church of God.
c) The profound statement: “By the Grace of God I am what I am.” Paul gives all credit to God’s Grace for his changed life.
d) God’s Grace was not bestowed on him in vain – Paul worked harder than all the other apostles, yet it was not Paul trying to do something but it was God’s Grace at work in him.
(Through this QT I rejoice in a life Changed By The Grace Of God)
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‘God’s Work In And Through Christ.’
Colossians 1:19-23.
a) Colossians 1:19. In all His Fullness God was pleased to live in Christ.
b) Colossians 1:20. By Christ God reconciled everything to Himself.
c) Colossians 1:20. Christ made Peace with everything in Heaven and on Earth by means of His Blood on the Cross.
d) Colossians 1:21-22. What Christ has done for us:-
1-We were God’s enemies, now we are His friends.
2-Through His Death on the Cross He brought us into the very Presence of God.
3-He has made us Holy and Blameless to stand before God without a single fault.
e) Colossians 1:23. We should continue in this Truth and stand in it firmly.
f) Colossians 1:23. We are not to drift away from the assurance we received when we heard the Good News.
g) This Good News has been preached all over the World by those people appointed by God to proclaim it.
(This Second one shows me some of God’s Work In And Through Christ)
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Chris.
We do not just simply try to be good if we are “Christians”. That is really a man made religion – nothing to do with the Biblical experience of being a True Believer. If we truly encounter God our life will be changed. Our World view will be changed. The nature of our relationships will be changed. All these things begin to happen and should continue happening because of the Grace of God.
