Comments on: Grace http://darthben.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/grace/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: darthben http://darthben.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/grace/#comment-44 darthben Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:27:41 +0000 http://darthben.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-44 But it was unjust that Jesus paid for our transgressions. I think you are trying to say that God made it just for us to recieve what he gives us, but the only way we get it is by Christ sacrifice, and Christ having to sacrifice on our behalf is unjust-he didn't deserve it, but he did it for us. That is not just, but it is grace. But it was unjust that Jesus paid for our transgressions. I think you are trying to say that God made it just for us to recieve what he gives us, but the only way we get it is by Christ sacrifice, and Christ having to sacrifice on our behalf is unjust-he didn’t deserve it, but he did it for us. That is not just, but it is grace.

]]> By: Justin http://darthben.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/grace/#comment-43 Justin Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:16:10 +0000 http://darthben.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-43 Was walking by and heard your post. Grace is amazingly undeserved but wanted to qualify that God's grace is not unjust. At one time I thought that the only way for God to love me is if he somehow forgot about his just side. Then I discovered Rom 3:26. There God is just AND the justifier (justifier of ungodly people in Rom 4:5). He can do this because of the payment for sins in Rom 3:25. It is just for God to give us what we didn't deserve because Christ took the punishment for our sins and paid for our blessings out of his richness. Though I don't deserve everything God has given me (grace) it is all justly paid for by Jesus Christ. The only reason it is grace to me is because I was not the one doing the paying. ...throwing down my two cents. Keep pressing on. Was walking by and heard your post. Grace is amazingly undeserved but wanted to qualify that God’s grace is not unjust. At one time I thought that the only way for God to love me is if he somehow forgot about his just side. Then I discovered Rom 3:26.

There God is just AND the justifier (justifier of ungodly people in Rom 4:5). He can do this because of the payment for sins in Rom 3:25. It is just for God to give us what we didn’t deserve because Christ took the punishment for our sins and paid for our blessings out of his richness.

Though I don’t deserve everything God has given me (grace) it is all justly paid for by Jesus Christ. The only reason it is grace to me is because I was not the one doing the paying.

…throwing down my two cents. Keep pressing on.

]]> By: Erin http://darthben.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/grace/#comment-36 Erin Thu, 22 May 2008 01:29:48 +0000 http://darthben.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-36 I'm driven by fairness and justice A LOT. Thanks for sharing this quote so that I can try to get my mind around the concept of giving grace to others instead of always expecting them to receive justice. I don't live in that state of mind regularly. Justice is not necessary, but grace definitely is when you're in the kingdom business. I’m driven by fairness and justice A LOT. Thanks for sharing this quote so that I can try to get my mind around the concept of giving grace to others instead of always expecting them to receive justice. I don’t live in that state of mind regularly. Justice is not necessary, but grace definitely is when you’re in the kingdom business.

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