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 faith, Romans 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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