...But GOD
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Our Former Condition
Our Former Condition
Dead in Sin
Walking after this world's system.
Pressed into the mold of the world, it fights over power, it reviles it's enemies, it seeks self above all.
Romans 12:1
Under the control of Satan.
Disobedient to God.
Following the passions of the flesh.
Children of wrath.
God's Great Salvation
God's Great Salvation
.... But God, some of the greatest passages of the Bible:
Noah - God remembers his promise. (every living creature on the earth blotted out, flood waters prevail 150 days)
Genesis 8:1 (ESV) "But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided."
And God remembered Noah, and every [living thing,] and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;
Joseph - God has the last word. (sold as a slave, mistreated, falsely accused)
Genesis 45:8 (ESV) "So it was not you who sent me here, but God."
Genesis 50:20 (ESV) "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today."
David - God preserves
1 Samuel 23:14 (ESV) "And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand."
The Psalmist - God strengthens the weak.
Psalm 73:2 "But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. .... 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Paul - God comforts the despairing
2 Corinthians 7:5–6 (ESV) "For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,"
Jesus Christ - Acts 10:39–40 (ESV) "They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,"
Salvation - Romans 5:7–8 (ESV) "For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
God is rich in mercy
Compassion toward those in need.
Alliviation for the consequences of sin.
God is great in love
Choosing to give sacrificially.
Giving what is best and needed.
God is abundant in grace.
Unearned favor of God.
It bring joy, pleasure and gratification.
Our New Position
Our New Position
We were once dead, BUT GOD has made us alive
We once walked in darkness, BUT GOD has made us sit in heavenly places with Christ.
We were once appointed to wrath, BUT GOD has made us a trophy of His Grace.
Redeemed from the fire - reclaimed fence wood.