GRACELINES
Proclaiming the free gift of the Grace of God that is in Christ Jesus
  • January 2023
    • Advent 2022 >
      • September - November 2022 >
        • July / August 2022
        • June 2022
        • May 2022 >
          • Easter 2022
          • March 2022 >
            • January / February 2022
            • Advent 2021
            • October / November 2021 >
              • September 2021
              • August 2021
              • July 2021
              • June 2021
              • May 2021
              • Easter 2021
  • Mission
    • Who is Jesus?
    • What is the Gospel?
    • What is Grace?
  • Contact Us
  • Story Lines
  • Poetry Lines
The Blog Search and Random Post Generator will appear here on the published site.
We found
results for you
No results found
The Blog Category Slider will appear here on the published site.
The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.

The power of the Gospel

12/9/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth…” (Romans 1:16a KJV)
​

The gospel, by virtue of its own power, gives us the ability to respond. I call it our “response-ability”. We who have a responsibility toward God and have often failed, now have a supernatural power to turn to and believe in. At last we can be saved from sin and self through the power of Jesus.

The gospel ignites a faith that takes God at His word. A faith that runs, not a faith that drags itself half-heartedly. A faith that leaps, not a faith that lugs as it were, a kind of deadness behind it. The Apostles Peter and John met a beggar at the temple one day who was lame from his mother’s womb. He had nothing to give and couldn’t do anything but ask.

​Peter looked directly at the man and said, “Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he, leaping up stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God.” (Acts 3:6-8 KJV)

Every Christian was once a beggar who had nothing to give and couldn’t do anything but ask. “Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” (Matthew 7:7 KJV).
​

This is the glory of the Gospel.
​Toni Babcock
Minnesota, USA - info@grace-lines.net
The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
Tags:
0 Comments
The Recommended Content Widget will appear here on the published site.

You Might Also Like

First Last



Leave a Reply.

    Laugh Lines


    Picture

    Picture

    Story Lines

    Picture

    RSS Feed

COPYRIGHT © 2021 Grace Communion Church Peterborough ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
  • January 2023
    • Advent 2022 >
      • September - November 2022 >
        • July / August 2022
        • June 2022
        • May 2022 >
          • Easter 2022
          • March 2022 >
            • January / February 2022
            • Advent 2021
            • October / November 2021 >
              • September 2021
              • August 2021
              • July 2021
              • June 2021
              • May 2021
              • Easter 2021
  • Mission
    • Who is Jesus?
    • What is the Gospel?
    • What is Grace?
  • Contact Us
  • Story Lines
  • Poetry Lines