My mom and I had a great conversation on Sunday about being covered by the grace of God. In Romans in tells us that just because we are covered by the grace of God, the blood that Jesus shed for us, that we are not to keep on sinning and saying "It's ok, I am covered by grace."
Romans 6:12-17 12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
You either chose God or you chose a lifestyle of sin. When I start to slip in an area of sin, like gossiping for example, I start thinking about the cross. Each time Jesus was hit, slapped, punched, kicked, whipped, spit on, pushed, beaten, nailed to cross, etc that was MY sin and YOURS. It breaks me down and makes me realize what I am choosing. It is hard to accept that I still sin but I appreciate the grace of God and the price that was paid for MY sin, I do not abuse it. Verse 16 is my response to people who say, "It's ok, I am covered by grace." It tells us that if you chose to be a slave to sin that it leads to death. I don't know about you but I choose to obey God and have the righteous living that verse 16 also talks about.
I will end with this thought... If you are using that excuse all of the time you may want to make sure you are saved first because you may not be covered by the grace you claim to be. I do not say this to be rude but as what I know to be the truth. It took someone asking me to see if my life lined up with Scripture before I realized I was not saved by the grace of God.
Romans 6:12-17 12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.15 Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.
You either chose God or you chose a lifestyle of sin. When I start to slip in an area of sin, like gossiping for example, I start thinking about the cross. Each time Jesus was hit, slapped, punched, kicked, whipped, spit on, pushed, beaten, nailed to cross, etc that was MY sin and YOURS. It breaks me down and makes me realize what I am choosing. It is hard to accept that I still sin but I appreciate the grace of God and the price that was paid for MY sin, I do not abuse it. Verse 16 is my response to people who say, "It's ok, I am covered by grace." It tells us that if you chose to be a slave to sin that it leads to death. I don't know about you but I choose to obey God and have the righteous living that verse 16 also talks about.
I will end with this thought... If you are using that excuse all of the time you may want to make sure you are saved first because you may not be covered by the grace you claim to be. I do not say this to be rude but as what I know to be the truth. It took someone asking me to see if my life lined up with Scripture before I realized I was not saved by the grace of God.
Grace is not a reason to sin, Its the very reason not to sin. Grace is the blood that poured out of Jesus for us. I agree that if your abusing Gods grace then you may need to check and see if you even have it.
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