Thoughts and Considerations

  THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST -   THE GOSPEL OF GRACE "But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has quickened us together with Christ, (for by GRACE you are saved); and has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. That in the ages to come, He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus . For by grace are you saved through faith , and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT OF GOD ." Ephesians 2:4-8 GRACE IS - AND UNEARNABLE BENEFIT, PROVISION, HELP.   Grace is an unearned favor that we obtain from God for all the things that we cannot do for ourselves. Frankly, even the things that we can do for ourselves, like gathering our own food, actually depend on His Mercy and Grace   ( "That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven; for He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends...

                                       CONFORMED TO HIS IMAGE "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son , that He might be the firstborn among many brothers." Romans 8:29   As children of God, we want  to be like Jesus, and our Heavenly Father's intention is to conform us into His image, but we must realize that that is solely the handiwork of God Himself, and not of our doing . Yes, we actually have a part and responsibility; we yield, and we follow. There is only one Lord Jesus Christ, so it is not so much us trying to be like Him, but rather us allowing His nature to shine through us, praise His Holy Name! He will never force us. We have no supernatural ability to grow from an infant into an adult; it is already in our created makeup, but to grow into a healthy adult, we need to eat properly, get the appropriate rest and exe...