Friday, October 14, 2016
SOLA GRATIA (GRACE ALONE) - 5
John 10:27-28 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
By grace! On this I'll rest when dying:
In Jesus' promise I rejoice.
For though I know my heart's condition,
I also know my Savior's voice.
My heart is glad; all grief has flown
Since I am saved by grace alone.
Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-- yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
"We hear that all of us have been plunged into sin by the devil, but that the Lamb leads all of us out. That people do not believe is not due to any insufficiency of the Lord Christ, but the fault is mine. If I do not believe it, I remain in my condemnation. I must simply say that the Lamb of God has taken away the sins of the world and that I have been earnestly enjoined to believe and confess this, nay, to die on this fact."
-- Martin Luther
