The love and the grace of God is so great, He loves people so much. He only wants the best for them and have a relationship with them. God wanted this so much, that He sent His only Son Jesus Christ, to this earth, to become a sacrifice for mankind. Jesus took all the sins, iniquities, diseases and sicknesses from mankind, upon Himself. He died for us, so that we would be freed from sin, and be united with the Father.
Sapagkat gayon na lamang ang pag ibig ng Diyos sa mundo, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan (Jn 3:16)
The grace of God
Jesus carried our punishment; the death and the eternal torture in hell. Jesus took it all upon Himself, so that we would be freed from sin and iniquity, and from death. By His blood, we are reconciled with the Father and have the ability to have a relationship with Him, and live in freedom on this earth.
What a love is that!! What a grace of God!
Sons of God
And salvation is not all, that He has done. Hindi! He gave us His Holy Spirit, so that we could live on earth as sons of God. Ibig sabihin nito, that we can live a life that Jesus lived, because what He had, we have. The life as a son or daughter of God is for now, and not after we die, and enter heaven.
The inheritance of the sons of God
The grace of God, is that we are not justified by our own works, but by the work of Jesus Christ. We are saved by faith in Jesus Christ.
Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life (Rom 5:9-10)
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast (Eph 2:8-9)
We could never earn our salvation by works, no way! It is only by the grace of God, that in Jesus Christ, we may become partakers of the inheritance, that God has given us, through His Son Jesus Christ.
The inheritance is the gift of the Holy Spirit; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We may walk in these spiritual gifts and distribute life to others.
A relationship with the Father
The grace of God is, that we may have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is, to be and walk in His presence. There is nothing we can do to earn this, no works will get us there, the only thing we have to do is believe in Jesus Christ.
We have received it freely. How great is God’s love!
Is it allowed to keep walking in sin?
But now comes the essential point: “are we allowed to keep walking in sin after we get born again? Can we walk like we used to walk, before we accepted Jesus as our Saviour and Lord?”
The answer is ofcourse: Hindi! Because what have you repented from? If you don’t turn your back to it, but keep walking in it?
When you meet Jesus Christ, His presence, and His holiness will confront you with your filthy, sinful life/nature. In the Light of God, you see your sinful nature.
When you are confronted with your sins, you will have to options: you mourn, you repent and accept Jesus as your Lord an Saviour, or you walk away and keep living in sin.
When you choose the first option, repent from your sins, and accept Him, as your Saviour and Lord, then by His blood, that was shed on the cross at Calvary, you will be cleansed of all your iniquities and all of your sins. Mula sa sandaling iyon your old life is gone and washed away by the blood of Jesus. You get baptised in water and by the baptism with the Holy Spirit you become Isang Bagong Paglikha.
The power of the blood
Kaya nga kung ang sinoman ay kay Cristo, siya ay isang bagong nilalang: ang mga lumang bagay ay lumipas na; masdan, lahat ng bagay ay naging bago (2 Cor 5:17)
Isn’t that wonderful: all the old things are passed away and all things become bagong. That is the power of cross and the blood of Jesus.
But when you go back to your old sinful life again, as you lived before you accepted Jesus, then you will deny the power of His blood and therefore also deny Jesus Christ.
When you are taught in the Word of God and study the Word of God and keep on walking in sin; still doing the things that you did, before you became a Christian, and use ‘the grace’ as some kind of approval to sin (because you don’t want to give up your ‘old’ life), then you deceive yourself.
The devil is a liar, and he has twisted the meaning of grace.
If you keep on walking in sin and say it’s ok, and use the grace of God to keep on sinning, that only means one thing; you don’t want to die to self, and you are not really born again.
You maybe think you are, but your actions prove that you are not born again. You still listen to your old father the devil, by walking in sins.
You are holy and righteous, therefore act that way
When you become born again, you become a son of God; Isang Bagong Paglikha. As a son of God, you have His nature dwelling inside of you and have become holy and righteous.
You are nakaupo kay Jesucristo. Your life is hidden in Him; you have become one with Him, and now it’s up to you if you want to stay in Him. If you stay in Him; ang Salita ng Diyos, you will automatically walk in His commandments. You will do His will, and not yours. When you walk in His will, you will walk in holiness and righteousness.
“Be holy, for I am holy”.
How can you become one with Him and become a partaker of His nature, when you keep obeying and serving the devil, by walking in sins? Imposible na yan! You can either do the will of the Father, and walk in His commandments, or do the will of the devil, keep walking in sins and iniquities; fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh.
Do you know that every time you sin, you serve and exalt the devil?
Ano ang kasalanan?
Sin is everything, that goes against the will of God, and therefore trespasses His commandments.
Paul wrote in Roman 6:1-23 the following;
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Hindi ba ninyo alam, that so many of us as were baptised into Jesus Christ were baptised into his death? Kaya't tayo'y inilibing na kasama niya sa pamamagitan ng bautismo sa kamatayan: na tulad ni Cristo na binuhay mula sa mga patay sa pamamagitan ng kaluwalhatian ng Ama, kahit ganoon dapat din tayong lumakad sa pagiging bago ng buhay. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likenessof his resurrection: Alam na alam ito, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
“Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?
God forbid”
What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Hindi ba ninyo alam, na kung kanino ninyo isinusuko ang inyong sarili na mga alipin upang sumunod, kanyang mga lingkod kayo na inyong sinusunod; kung ng kasalanan hanggang kamatayan, o ng pagsunod sa katuwiran? Ngunit ang Diyos ay pasalamatan, na kayo'y mga alipin ng kasalanan, kundi sinunod ninyo mula sa puso ang anyo ng doktrinang iyon na iniligtas sa inyo.
Ang pagiging pagkatapos ay ginawang malaya mula sa kasalanan, kayo ay naging mga alipin ng katuwiran. Ako ay nagsasalita ayon sa pamamaraan ng mga tao dahil sa kahinaan ng inyong laman: sapagkat kung paanong inyong isinuko ang inyong mga sangkap na mga alipin sa karumihan at sa kasamaan tungo sa kasamaan; gayon din naman ngayon ay isuko ninyo ang inyong mga miyembro ng mga lingkod sa kabutihan tungo sa kabanalan. Sapagkat noong kayo ay mga alipin ng kasalanan, malaya kayo sa kabutihan.
“The wages of sin is death”
Ano nga ang bunga ninyo sa mga bagay na iyon na ikinahihiya ninyo ngayon? For the end of those things is death. Ngunit ngayon ay napapalaya sa kasalanan, at maging lingkod ng Diyos, nasa inyo ang inyong bunga tungo sa kabanalan, at ang wakas buhay na walang hanggan.
Sapagkat ang kabayaran ng kasalanan ay kamatayan; ngunit ang kaloob ng Diyos ay buhay na walang hanggan sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo na ating Panginoon.
The grace of God is not a license to sin
The grace of God is not a license to keep on sinning. Hindi, when you get to know the Word, you will turn your back to sin, and do what pleases Him.
The grace of God is the unending love of the Father, that through Jesus Christ, you may become a partaker of the inheritance for His people. His grace is the ability and the privilege to become sons and daughters of the most High God, by faith in Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit.
The grace of God, is the sanctification period. It is the time He gives in to remove the old man, and to put on the new man. So that you will walk in the dominion, that Jesus walked in here on earth. You will walk as Jesus walked, and destroy the works of the devil. You will free those who are bound, oppressed and taken captive by the devil. You will heal those who are sick. You will no longer walk after the flesh, but after the Spirit in wisdom and knowledge. Ngayon na, that is grace!
Therefore separate yourself, and live like Jesus lived. Renew your mind with the word of God and be courageous. Don’t let anyone discourage you. Continue to go on, even when people around you think you are a fool.
Keep your eyes upon Him; Jesucristo, ang Salita ng Diyos. He is the One you need to follow!
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