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What if God based His Grace on my doings ?

I recently read a profound reflection that begged the scary question: What if God based His love and His blessings for us solely based on our deeds and not His Grace?The following sends me on my knees...

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My first Easter (bis)

This is a repost of last year's 'My first Easter' composition. This remains what I have in my heart in contemplating the amazing Grace during this Easter season.May it bless you.---"Before we see the...

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Grace and Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology, proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation." Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a...

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Open letter pastors lacking Grace in their 'anti-gay' sermons : a Biblical...

This is a biblical response in the form of an open letter to Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church and all those pastors who spew anti-gay statements from the pulpit.I write this...

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Dear Soiled Dove - a portrait of Grace by Heather Owen

This site is filled with an analysis of biblical Grace, by expounding every single of the 430+ pertinent verses. And sometimes I feel that dissecting the animal too much can lead to ultimately...

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The Grace Model in John 17

He was on His way to the cross, the most brutal death a man can suffer. He knew of the excruciating pain and agony that was to come, not only from the physical torture that was the cross, but from the...

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Self-worth : Part 1 - A parable

In the last years, I have gone through the crucible of self-worth. I used to enjoy raking in the accomplishments, the acknowledgements, the kudos. 'After all, I thought, I am just using the abilities...

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Grace and rain : A Charles Spurgeon parallel

I found these sermon notes From Charles Spurgeon, saw the wonderful parallel between Grace and rain, God's marvelous creation. May it fall all over you.---Who hath divided a watercourse for the...

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Self worth : Part 2 - Paul's example

Some verses have the distinct capacity to knock me off of my feet, and to induce bouts of extensive meditation. It is often verses that I have read before, but life experiences, mixed in with a deeper...

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Losing myself to Grace

I like control. I like to know what's going to happen, when and how I can influence it, tweak it, organise it or prepare for it. I could psycho-analyse myself and say it's a form of insecurity, or a...

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The paradox of our time

Since the first pair of human legs walked in Eden, it's always been about one's self. From Eve's desire to be like God to my child's refusal to obey, 'Man has been dictated by a single focus : EGO. No...

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Cultivating a culture of grace in church by Jared C. Wilson

For the last months, we had been going through a very difficult time in our previous community of faith. Without going into too many details, God provided us with a front row seat to moralistic,...

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My first Easter - a GG annual tradition

This is a repost of 'My first Easter' composition. This remains what I have in my heart in contemplating the amazing Grace during this Easter season.May it bless you.---"Before we see the cross as...

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All is Grace - R.I.P. Brennan Manning

A friend of mine introduced me to Brennan Manning. Since yesterday (April 12th, 2013), he is dancing with his Maker. His last book was untitled 'All is Grace' - a title I obviously was interested...

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Grace and Truth part 1 : The relationship

We often have the misconceived notion that God was a 'God of Truth or Justice' in the Old Testament and a 'God of Grace' in the New; as if he transformed in the 400 years between Malachi and Matthew....

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Grace and Truth part 2 : The Biblical Model

Following part 1, I have derived a model from all the verses referencing both concepts in the Word. It remains fascinating to me that God has merged these seemingly opposing notions together in one...

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Grace and Truth part 3 - David's example

It is always fascinating to me that King David was called a 'man after God's own heart' (Acts 13:22). It is a unique title given to just one person in  Scripture.In my studies of verses that linked...

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The Pharisees among us

They walk among us, they greet us on Sunday mornings, they wear crosses on their necks, they have fishes on their cars.They believe they have cornered the Truth.The are quick to clamor the good they...

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The biblical characteristics of Pharisees

It is fascinating for me to read Christ's interactions with different individuals in the Gospel account. He showed a remarkable ordered pattern of 'Connecting - Showing Grace - Dispensing Truth' with...

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A quick pearl of wisdom

I was chatting with a friend about our need for Grace in our daily life, and how stuff creeps in that takes away our joy in Christ.GraceGuy : There's often a gap in what we know in our head about...

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