One of my favorite words of the song "Call It Grace" is breathing. It reminds me that God's salvation in Christ is His ongoing work. He not only saves us from the penalty of sin but IS saving us from the power of sin and will one day save us forever from the presence of sin. He didn't just breathe new life into us by His Spirit but is breathing new life. If you remember, on Sunday, I mentioned that this is one part of the song that I strongly disagree on a biblical basis. It flat out contradicts what God has declared in Scripture (the Bible). The song says... ♪ It's the breath that's breathing new life Into what we thought was dead It's the favor that takes orphans Placing crowns upon their heads ♪ But the Bible says, "Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins." Ephesians 2:1 This spiritual death meant that we were unable, unwilling and actually separated from God because of our sin. Even the nicest person in the world is lost or as the Bible puts it dead. You only need to ask them if the would be willing to agree with God that they are lost sinners in need of God's Son, the Savior and you'll see the inside come out. Those who are spiritually dead CANNOT move towards God, it's simply not in them. As Paul says to the Church in Corinth, "People who do not have God’s Spirit do not accept the things that come from his Spirit. They think these things are foolish. They cannot understand them, because they can only be understood with the Spirit’s help." 1 Corinthians 2:1 Those who believe must understand that they have been given a grace that empowers them, gives them to ability and desire to move toward God. Like Paul goes on to say in Ephesians, "4 But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)" This may baffle or even anger some people because they would say, how then is God fair. The reality is God is not fair but He is always perfectly just. If God were fair He would either save everyone or everyone would be condemned for eternity. God is good, merciful and has given grace to those who find themselves on the right side of the Cross. God has indeed taken orphans and placed crowns on their heads.
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