Springs Article 2025-2 (2)

John 1:14-18, Matthew 5:17-48, Romans 5:12-17

What is the relationship between the Law and Truth?

  • Truth is the basis (essence) of the Law of God
  • Truth is deeper than the Law
  • Truth is based on God’s Love
  • Love is a desire for what is appropriate (right and proper)
  • Lust is a desire for what is inappropriate (wrong and improper)
  • Truth shows us that lust (including pornography and flirting) is evil
  • John 17:17, Matthew 5:17-48, Galatians 5:19-23
  • God is full of love, 1 John 4:7-8
  • The world is full of lust, 1 John 2:15-17

How can I connect with the Grace already given?

  • You access the grace already given by faithRomans 5:1-2
  • Faith comes by hearing the Word, Romans 10:17
  • The just shall live by faith, Hebrews 10:38
  • You can increase or diminish in your connection to Grace

How can I obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need?

  • Hebrews 4:15-16
  • Come boldly to the throne of grace in prayer
  • Humble yourself before God, James 4:6
  • Genuinely repent of your sin
  • Ask for mercy (and grace)
  • Make supplication (plead, beg, cry out to God)
  • Enhance/intensify your supplication with fasting
  • Mercy is the foundation of Grace
  • Hebrews 5:7-8, Zechariah 12:10, Mark 10:46-52, James 5:17-18, Luke 11:9-13

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