Christopher Kendall's Blog – September 2010 Archive (6)

God loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace. (2 Th 2:16-17 ) Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, {17} Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

We have access to grace, so we rejoice in the hope of glory.(Rom 5:1-2 ) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus…

Ephesians 1:7 - In Christ we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Note the importance of Jesus' blood in grace. Men ought to die eternally for our sins. But God's grace provided a sacrifice to die for us, so we do not have to die.

Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. "Save" means to rescue or deliver from harm or danger. Sin endangers…

Sin alienates or separates us from God (Isa 59:1-2 NKJV) Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear. {2} But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.

Forgiveness by grace reunites us into God's fellowship.(Rom 5:1-2 NKJV) Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, {2} through whom also we have…

After the flood, God renewed the original command that Noah and his sons be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 9:1). They were not to eat the flesh with its life, which means…

BLOOD has great significance in the Bible. Its meanings involve profound aspects of…