Romans 3:22-24
22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Have you ever been asked what the difference is between Christianity and other belief systems? Well, first as a Christian, I don't consider it a religion, I consider it a lifestyle and a relationship if you live up to the Word. Anyways, I've been pondering this and I've realized that the answer is GRACE. No one is more loving than our God. He forgives us and he forgives us and he forgives us again and again.
As I'm writing this post, I'm thinking about the traditional song "Amazing Grace." I'm sure the composer of the song wanted you to remember a few things in the end: You're a sinner and Christ died for you!
We have no chance to rise over our sin without the grace of God. When God compassionately saves you from your sins, it's not because of the two good deeds that you did today, but instead because God is merciful. Realize that you're not going to be saved just from your good deeds. The bottom line is that grace is God's biggest favor to us and he doesn't expect anything in return.
All in all, our faith and knowledge about God indicates that true grace can only come from God. Remember, we're all one in the same under God. The only thing that separates us as sinners is God's grace. Wow!
Take a listen of a contemporary version of "Amazing Grace." It's entitled "Amazing Grace: My Chains Are Gone" by Chris Tomlin.
P.S. If you have trouble with the video stopping and starting, keep the video paused, and let it "buffer" (load) as it's called for a while. You will see the red bar along the bottom advance (speed depends on your Internet connection). Wait until that bar gets pretty far along (I'd say more than halfway) before you play the video and it shouldn't pause.
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