Frustrating God’s grace….

[Not me]

Galatians 2:21 (KJV)
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

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How is it that a believer can be said to be frustrating the grace of God..??

For this is the same truth Paul speaks about in another place using different words when he says the following;

Galatians 5:4 (KJV)
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Both these scriptures are pointing to the same truth, that being the results of one not living by faith, that being, not living by constantly looking away to Jesus… For in the looking away to Jesus is the looking away from self, for one or the other is always being looked towards…. Living by faith is constantly looking towards Christ….. For one looking causes Christ to be of no effect the other looking causes Christ to be of great effect… For having fallen from grace means that one has fallen from this grace that one has access to by faith, or in other words, one’s eyes are not on Christ….. Which can easily be remedied by turning and looking back to Christ, but this looking is not always easily maintained, but this is the fight of faith Paul mentions in another place that a believer must enter into if one would want to receive an abundance of reward….

For in this truth is that which is spiritual and that which is carnal being addressed; that a believer can make Christ of no effect by not keeping one’s eyes on Christ…. For this is the from faith to faith, from one depth of believing to another depth of believing…. For Paul is talking to believer’s and putting forth how to make Christ of much effect in one’s life thereby turning one into a spiritual believer rather then remaining being controlled by the life of this world….

For it is the not wanting or knowing how to give up all of one’s life to the death of Christ that is that which frustrates both God and the believing soul….. For the heart that is willing to believe that it indeed did die with Christ is the heart that will not frustrate itself or frustrate the grace of God…. For anything less then a total giving oneself over to one’s death in Christ is a holding unto something of this world, which is that that keeps frustrating the grace of God in one’s life and the issues that that frustration causes… For knowing and seeing and reckoning into and upon one’s death in Christ, is that faith which frees one from being under the dictates of this life…. For the life of faith says; I believe that when Christ died I died and it is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me, this the life of faith speaks…..

For one does make Christ of no effect in one’s life by refusing to look to Christ in all things…. For this is what frustrates the grace of God and causes one to remain carnal…. For all of one did die on the cross with Christ, living after the Spirit is living in the truth of this truth…. For faith in this truth is that which grows the new creation in one….

For God’s grace is always there, always waiting for the eyes of faith to look towards it….. Paul uses the words ‘whoever of you are justified by the law’, meaning; whosoever of you would be pleasing to God by something other then by a constant looking away from self to Christ… For this is the Christian faith, the faith the believer is called to, a constant looking away from self to Christ that He might live His life in and through one to the bringing forth of the new creation….

For when one is willing to give up the life of this world and wants only to know God, God will be that one’s experience…. For to the depths and degree of the desire after God, will the experiencing of God be in one’s life… For this is the true grace of God….


Be blessed in that grace, Not me

 

[Soyeong]

Galatians 2:21 (KJV)
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How is it that a believer can be said to be frustrating the grace of God..??

For this is the same truth Paul speaks about in another place using different words when he says the following;

Galatians 5:4 (KJV)
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Both these scriptures are pointing to the same truth, that being the results of one not living by faith, that being, not living by constantly looking away to Jesus… For in the looking away to Jesus is the looking away from self, for one or the other is always being looked towards…. Living by faith is constantly looking towards Christ….. For one looking causes Christ to be of no effect the other looking causes Christ to be of great effect… For having fallen from grace means that one has fallen from this grace that one has access to by faith, or in other words, one’s eyes are not on Christ….. Which can easily be remedied by turning and looking back to Christ, but this looking is not always easily maintained, but this is the fight of faith Paul mentions in another place that a believer must enter into if one would want to receive an abundance of reward….

For in this truth is that which is spiritual and that which is carnal being addressed; that a believer can make Christ of no effect by not keeping one’s eyes on Christ…. For this is the from faith to faith, from one depth of believing to another depth of believing…. For Paul is talking to believer’s and putting forth how to make Christ of much effect in one’s life thereby turning one into a spiritual believer rather then remaining being controlled by the life of this world….

For it is the not wanting or knowing how to give up all of one’s life to the death of Christ that is that which frustrates both God and the believing soul….. For the heart that is willing to believe that it indeed did die with Christ is the heart that will not frustrate itself or frustrate the grace of God…. For anything less then a total giving oneself over to one’s death in Christ is a holding unto something of this world, which is that that keeps frustrating the grace of God in one’s life and the issues that that frustration causes… For knowing and seeing and reckoning into and upon one’s death in Christ, is that faith which frees one from being under the dictates of this life…. For the life of faith says; I believe that when Christ died I died and it is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me, this the life of faith speaks…..

For one does make Christ of no effect in one’s life by refusing to look to Christ in all things…. For this is what frustrates the grace of God and causes one to remain carnal…. For all of one did die on the cross with Christ, living after the Spirit is living in the truth of this truth…. For faith in this truth is that which grows the new creation in one….

For God’s grace is always there, always waiting for the eyes of faith to look towards it….. Paul uses the words ‘whoever of you are justified by the law’, meaning; whosoever of you would be pleasing to God by something other then by a constant looking away from self to Christ… For this is the Christian faith, the faith the believer is called to, a constant looking away from self to Christ that He might live His life in and through one to the bringing forth of the new creation….

For when one is willing to give up the life of this world and wants only to know God, God will be that one’s experience…. For to the depths and degree of the desire after God, will the experiencing of God be in one’s life… For this is the true grace of God….


Be blessed in that grace, Not me

In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so it is neither the case that our salvation is the result of having done these works nor is doing these works the result of having been saved, but rather God graciously teaching us to do these works is intrinsically the content of His gift of saving us from not doing these works. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so living in obedience to God's law is intrinsically the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to God's law. For example, honoring our parents is intrinsically content the gift of Jesus saving us from not honoring our parents.

It would be absurd to interpret Titus 2:11-14 as describing our salvation as being trained by grace to fall from grace. Likewise, in Psalms 119:29, David wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and it would be absurd to think that David wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him how to fall from grace. In Romans 1:5, we have received grace in order to bring about the obedience of faith, and it would be absurd to think that we have received grace in order to bring about our fall for grace. All throughout the Bible, God wanted His people to repent and to return to obedience to His law, and even Christ began his ministry with that message, so it would be absurd to interpret Galatians 5:4 as Paul warning us against doing that and saying that we will be cut off from Christ if we follow Christ. Christ taught his followers to obey God's law by word and by example and Paul's problem in Galatians was not with those who were teaching Gentiles how to follow Christ, but rather his problem was with those who were wanting to require Gentiles to obey their works of the law in order to become justified.

Christ is God's word made flesh, so the way to look to Christ through faith is by obeying God's word, and it would be absurd to think that obeying God's word is doing something other than looking away from ourself to Christ. God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to rely on God is by obediently relying on ourselves, and someone would not being giving credit where it is due if they thought that they are relying on themselves by obeying what God has instructed.

 

[Not me]

In Titus 2:11-14, our salvation is described as being trained by grace to do what is godly, righteous, and good, and to renounce doing what is ungodly, so it is neither the case that our salvation is the result of having done these works nor is doing these works the result of having been saved, but rather God graciously teaching us to do these works is intrinsically the content of His gift of saving us from not doing these works. Our salvation is from sin (Matthew 1:21) and sin is the transgression of God's law (1 John 3:4), so living in obedience to God's law is intrinsically the content of the gift of Jesus saving us from not living in obedience to God's law. For example, honoring our parents is intrinsically content the gift of Jesus saving us from not honoring our parents.

It would be absurd to interpret Titus 2:11-14 as describing our salvation as being trained by grace to fall from grace. Likewise, in Psalms 119:29, David wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him to obey His law, and it would be absurd to think that David wanted God to be gracious to him by teaching him how to fall from grace. In Romans 1:5, we have received grace in order to bring about the obedience of faith, and it would be absurd to think that we have received grace in order to bring about our fall for grace. All throughout the Bible, God wanted His people to repent and to return to obedience to His law, and even Christ began his ministry with that message, so it would be absurd to interpret Galatians 5:4 as Paul warning us against doing that and saying that we will be cut off from Christ if we follow Christ. Christ taught his followers to obey God's law by word and by example and Paul's problem in Galatians was not with those who were teaching Gentiles how to follow Christ, but rather his problem was with those who were wanting to require Gentiles to obey their works of the law in order to become justified.

Christ is God's word made flesh, so the way to look to Christ through faith is by obeying God's word, and it would be absurd to think that obeying God's word is doing something other than looking away from ourself to Christ. God is trustworthy, therefore His law is also trustworthy (Psalms 19:7), so the way to rely on God is by obediently relying on ourselves, and someone would not being giving credit where it is due if they thought that they are relying on themselves by obeying what God has instructed.

May you be blessed in your looking away to Christ to the growing of the new creation….

A fellow believer, Not me

 

[Not me]

By allowing the flesh, or the world, or other, any other, instead of God, to influence what the believer (or unbeliever too) thinks , says or does.

As written throughout all Scripture, in perfect harmony with all the Creator's Word, Plan and Purpose as revealed in His Word and through Jesus.

May you be blessed in the experiencing of that plan, purpose and revealing….

Many blessings in Jesus, a fellow believer, Not me

 

[Diamond7]

How is it that a believer can be said to be frustrating the grace of God..??

We frustrate the Grace of God when we say we do not have to live according to the law of God. The Law does not save us, it is evidence that we are saved and that we are born again and transformed by the Grace of God. Branches that do not bear fruit are cut off and thrown into the fire. Even branches are pruned and trimmed so they are more productive and produce more fruit. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control.

 

[Not me]

We frustrate the Grace of God when we say we do not have to live according to the law of God. The Law does not save us, it is evidence that we are saved and that we are born again and transformed by the Grace of God. Branches that do not bear fruit are cut off and thrown into the fire. Even branches are pruned and trimmed so they are more productive and produce more fruit. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control.

Hello, and may God bless us all with the experiencing of the increase of those wonderful graces you have penned…

Unto Him be our all, a fellow believer, Not me