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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Pt.8 Love, Grace & Healing

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Pt.8 Love, Grace & Healing

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Ephesians 2:1-10 “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

It is mind blowing to me how something so absolutely amazing as The Grace of God can be resisted with such passion by the very ones it was extended to. There are few things that ignite debate and draw lines in the sand like Grace. When you think about it it makes sense though because Grace draws a line in the sand between The Father and religion! 

Weather we are talking about forgiveness of sin, healing, provision, restoration, etc… In order to truly live in the fullness of what Jesus accomplished according to the will of The Father, WE MUST UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE AND RECEIVE THE GRACE OF GOD IN OUR LIFE! 

  • We have a hard time receiving Grace because we have been taught by society that we have to work to be valued, accepted, and approved. Our nation was built upon hard work and independence. In the Kingdom of God we are not valued, accepted or approved because of our works, but because of the Love of God! 
  • We don’t work to become valued, accepted, and approved, we work because we are valued, accepted, and approved! There is a huge difference. 
  • Love is the motivation, Grace is the action. You could say it this way; love is the noun (person/place/thing), Grace is the verb (action). From The Fathers perspective, He IS Love and the resulting action of Love is Grace toward the object of that Love! 
  • Grace is Gods response to us. Faith is our response to His Grace!
  • Our faith is not in our faith. Our faith must be rooted completely in the Love of God and the Grace of God! 
  • Grace is the atmosphere created by love that makes faith the only reasonable response.
  • When we start talking about Grace without fail there are those who say, “Well, you better not focus too much on Grace or you will have people living in sin!” Or “You’re just giving people a license to sin!”, “God doesn’t just wink at sin! He takes sin serious!”…  He takes sin so serous the He paid the highest price to redeem us from the dominion of sin! 
  • Grace doesn’t overlook sin, it empowers righteousness by paying the price to set you free from the dominion of sin. Thereby, giving you the freedom to resist sin!
  • Some people need a theology of an angry God to justify their anger against sinners.
  • Some people need a works based salvation to justify their works mentality driven by a need that be recognized.
  • The Love and Grace of God must be the foundation upon which our belief system is built. Love and Grace led to the finished work of Christ which is where we find our VICTORY! 

    • Salvation, which includes healing, is a gift from God. 

    • The American Heritage Dictionary defines “gift” as “something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation”
    • Titus 2:11 says, For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men..
    • Salvation has been provided for all…
    • Grace has appeared to all men, but not all men have appealed to grace! 
    • Without faith, God’s grace is wasted, and without grace, faith is powerless. Faith in God’s grace has to be released to receive what God has provided through Christ!
    • Jesus hasn’t saved, healed, delivered, or prospered a single person in the last 2,000 years! What God provided by grace 2,000 years ago now becomes a reality when mixed with faith.

      • Healing is a product of grace, not a result of works.

      • Our faith, not our works, positions us to receive all that God wants us to have.
      • Then the question becomes “How do I get healed?”. That question is usually followed by: “I have been praying, reading my Bible, going to church, and paying my tithes, yet I’m still….
      • In that question and explanation lies the root of the problem: They have fallen into the trap of linking God’s response to their performance. WE ARE saved,  SOZO’d by GRACE….
      • We are not saved by works, we are saved unto works!
      • There is a vast difference between being saved by good works and being saved unto good works. Good works do not gain us salvation, but they do affirm that salvation has been received into our lives. Good works cannot produce a new nature, but a new nature should produce good works
      • We have been taught that we must obey the law to be right with God, but this is a religious teaching that contradicts His Word.
      • Our trust in the finished works of Jesus allows us to take possession of what He already did. Our healing—both physically and emotionally—is already done.
      • By definition, one aspect of the word grace means unmerited, unearned, undeserved favor. That means grace has nothing to do with you. Grace existed before you ever came to be. Grace is God’s part. 
      • A simple definition of Faith is a positive response to what God has already provided by grace. In other words, faith is your positive response to God’s grace. Faith appropriates what God has already provided for you.
      • Could it be that we’ve been a little off in the “faith” camp? Maybe it’s not that faith moves God, but that faith moves what God has done and made available into your situation.
      • Without faith, God's grace is wasted, & without grace, faith is powerless.
      • A few weeks ago Kelly touched on something so profound that I think many of us missed it. 
        • We have been taught that healing is a process, but if healing is part of what Jesus paid for, it is a finished truth, accomplished and made available by Grace! Healing then, is not the process. The process is renewing my mind to the it can appropriate by faith what has been made available by Grace!
        • Whatever we focus our attention on is what will dominate our thoughts (Proverbs 23:7). If our thoughts are dominated by the things of this world then we are going to get worldly results in our lives. We need to focus on God to get godly results.”
        • The problem is most believers won’t let the word get in the way of what they believe!

          • We must make a decision to believe in Jesus’ finished works concerning our healing.  

            • When we get a bad doctor’s diagnosis, we need to go to the Bible and study every Scripture concerning our healing.
            • We have a choice as to who we trust with our healing. Until God’s will is known, faith will not work.
            • For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8).
            • It is God’s will for us to be healed, but His will does not automatically come to pass. We must first choose to respond positively to what is available to us.
              • Luke 5:12-13 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and [a]implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.\
              • The leper questioned if it was God’s will to heal him and Jesus answered that question emphatically! 
              • We look to the standard!
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