Standing in the Room of Grace

It is interesting to note that we connect grace with merit quite often. If you really think about it, how much would we really have to do to earn God's grace? I think we would always be "owing" and be behind in paying off that debt!


Remember that "5 finger plan of salvation?" I like how Cottrell calls it the "5 finger plan of slavation!" This whole approach towards salvation seems to be works based. We must do this, this and this to be saved. Where does grace come in? Maybe this is why salvation seems like slavation to some. It becomes legalistic in nature--who wants more rules to follow? 


In Philippians 2:12 it says, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling " (KJV). Even if this shows that we have the free will to "work out" our salvation, it isn't until verse 13 where it says, "for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." So, it is God who truly works out our sinful nature and covers it with His grace. How wonderful this is!

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I know that these are all random thoughts, but how true they seem to be!