Eph 2:4-7
4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that
even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he
raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have
been saved!) 6 For
he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in
the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
Eph 1:19-20
19 I
also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s
power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power 20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
There are different levels of power in Greek (Kratos->Ischus->Energeis->Dunamis). God ued Dunamis to raise us together with Christ from the dead. God has to raise Christ from the dead for our justficication to be righteous.
Rms 4:25
25 He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God
If Jesus is in the picture, we can do nothing and let God do everything! Jesus says do not worry. Look at the lilies of thee world where He clothed them (specifically for ladies) and the birds of the air where He provided for them (specifically for men). Seek first the kingdom of God and all His righteousness and all these shall be added to you.
Why did God give the 10 commandments? It was tough not to break any of the 10, in the book of James, it is written that if one break any 1 of the 10, he broke all.
James 2:10-11
10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. 11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.”[e] So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.
When God brought them out of Egypt, God was in control. He provided for them water and food and is the pillar of cloud for them night and day. When they murmur about the bitter water of Marah, God did not punish them but instead made the water sweet by asking Moses to throw the tree (cross) into the water. When they murmur about nothing to eat, God oblight and rain down manas and quails from heaven. When they had nothing to drink, God produce water from the rock. When they came to Mt Sinai, the people were getting hot-headed as they boasted they can keep and laws God gave to them. God gave them the laws. After these, man has being living by the convenant of laws. After 1500years, God says enough is enough where He sent His son Jesus to died on the cross to restore the convenant of Grace. Friends, God wants us to sit back and relax and let him in control. Let his grace works tremendously in your life. It's by faith that we believe we received the gospel of grace. This grace will count us reighteous before God.
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