28. Experiencing God, Grace, and Freedom

I’m not sure we’re capable of understanding the depths of God’s grace. No matter how much we learn about Jesus, no matter how much we have forgiven, no matter how much we forgive others. Sure, all of those things give us great perspective and one step closer to grasping the concept of all-consuming grace, but I don’t believe we have the brain space to understand just exactly how gracious God has been with us.

 

And yet, even in our shallow understanding, even in our humanness, God grants us this level of grace that is truly life changing. But not just during the time we spend on this earth, no, this grace echoes into eternity.

 

Let’s talk about it.

 

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Eph 2:8-9 ESV - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

 

Rom 5:8 ESV - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

 

Act 15:11 ESV - But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will."

 

1Pe 5:10 ESV - And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

 

Rom 6:14 ESV - For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.