Attributes Of God

Mercy and Grace: God’s Grace

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Grace: grace is really a different thing altogether. We can define it as “getting something that you don’t deserve.” The man in Matthew 18 did not technically receive grace, all that happened was that his account returned for zero. His debt removed. But grace goes further, it then gives the debtor credit. It not only [...]

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Mercy and Grace: God’s Mercy

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Many Christians use this phrase interchangeably, “Thank you Lord for your grace, You are so merciful to us”. That prayer certainly isn’t wrong, a Christian can certainly lay claim to those exact words, but don’t forget, mercy and grace are not the same thing. Christians understand that God’s grace and mercy are separate aspects of [...]

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I Will Be Their God!

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One of the websites that has helped me very much is gracegems.org. They send out a free daily email with a quote, usually of a Puritan. Each quote is an excellent little gem of truth and well worth signing up for. I have collected a large number of these emails and thought I would promote [...]

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Creation, Why God Made The World

Why did God create the world?

In Part 1, we examined how God made the world, now I move onto the next question, why? The fact is, God is totally self sufficient and self satisfied in Himself as trinity. He certainly did not need to create a universe let alone fill it with creatures who rebel against him at every turn. [...]

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