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Receiving God's Grace

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Introduction
  • Romans 3:23-24
    • I Peter – A letter about “the true grace of God”
    • I Peter 5:12
    • I Peter 1:14-19 – God judges according to our work.
    • I Peter 3:7 – Our behavior can affect our relationships with God.
    • I Peter 3:10-13
    • I Peter 4:4-5 – We will answer for what we do on earth.
    • I Peter 5:5
    • I Peter 3:21
    • No contradiction:
      • 1 Peter 1:17 – judged according to works
      • I Peter 1:18-19 – redeemed with blood of Christ
        • The example of Jericho – Joshua 6
        • Joshua 6:1-2 – God was going to give them the city.
        • Joshua 6:3-5 – God’s instructions
        • Joshua 6:16-20
        • They had to meet the conditions to receive the city God was giving them.
        • Deuteronomy 9:6
        • No contradiction:
          • Joshua 6:2 – “I have given Jericho into your hand”
          • Joshua 6:20 – “they took the city”
            • Jericho
            Salvation
            God gives it
            Joshua 6:2: “I have given Jericho into your hand”
            Ephesians 2:8: “it is the gift of God”
            You didn’t earn it
            Deuteronomy 9:6: “it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land”
            Ephesians 2:8, 9: “not of yourselves … not as a result of works, so that no one may boast”
            And yet there are conditions
            Joshua 6:3: “You shall march around the city …”
            Matthew 7:21: “he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter”
            • Ephesians 2:8
            • Matthew 7:21
            • Hebrews 11:30 – They worked by faith.
            • Ephesians 2:8 – This doesn’t mean to just sit and believe and you’ll be saved.
              • The example of Naaman – II Kings 5
              • II Kings 5:1-4 – Naaman’s condition.
              • II Kings 5:10-12 – Naaman refuses to obey.
              • II Kings 5:13-14 – Naaman obeys and is clean.
              • II Kings 5:15 – Naaman gives glory to God – not the water.
              • We might reject God’s message because it is different than what we expected it to be.
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