Grace

In the New Testament, the Greek word generally translated "grace" is charis

definitions for charis:

1. a winning quality or attractiveness that invites a favorable reaction, graciousness, attractiveness, charm, winsomeness . . .
2. a beneficent disposition toward someone, favor, grace, gracious care/help, goodwill . . .
3. practical application of goodwill, (a sign of) favor, gracious deed/gift, benefaction . . .

4. exceptional effect produced by generosity, favor. . . .

5. response to generosity or beneficence, thanks, gratitude

When referring to God's grace given to sinning humans, it is defined as God's benevolent attitude toward mankind. This attitude results in favor being granted by God to man. God's grace is wholly undeserved by mankind; it has not been (and cannot be) earned.

ROMANS 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned - 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the Law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no Law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification [dikaioma]. 17 If, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace [charitos] and the free gift of righteousness [dikaiosunes] reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. 18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous 20 Now the Law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace [charis] abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace [charis] also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ROMANS 3:19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the Law is the knowledge of sin

GALATIANS 5:16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

God's grace doesn't nullify the Law, but rather it voids the penalty we deserve for breaking the Law

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Jesus angry

Last night I felt angry at work, I then tried to find a solution as to how to control it
"Was Jesus ever angry?"
When Jesus cleared the temple of the moneychangers and animal-sellers, He showed great emotion and anger
(Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; John 2:13-22).
Jesus’ emotion was described as "zeal" for God’s house (John 2:17).
His anger was pure and completely justified because at its root was concern for God’s holiness and worship. Because these were at stake, Jesus took fast and furious action.

Another time Jesus showed anger was in the synagogue of Capernaum. When the Pharisees refused to answer Jesus’ questions, “He . . . looked round about them with anger” (Mark 3:5). This verse goes on to give the reason for His anger: “the hardness of their hearts.
”Many times, we think of anger as a selfish, destructive emotion that we should eradicate from our lives altogether. However, the fact that Jesus did sometimes become angry indicates that anger itself, as an emotion, is “amoral.” This is borne out elsewhere in the New Testament. Ephesians 4:26 instructs us to “be angry, and sin not,” and not to let the sun go down on our anger. The command is not to “avoid anger” (or suppress it or ignore it) but to deal with it properly, in a timely manner.
We note the following facts about Jesus’ displays of anger:
1) His anger had the proper motivation. In other words, He was angry for the right reasons. Jesus’ anger did not arise from petty arguments or personal slights against Him. There was no selfishness involved.
2) His anger had the proper focus. He was not angry at God or at the “weaknesses” of others. His anger targeted sinful behavior and true injustice.
3) His anger had the proper supplement. Mark 3:5 says that His anger was attended by grief over the Pharisees’ lack of faith. Jesus’ anger stemmed from love for the Pharisees and concern for their spiritual condition. It had nothing to do with hatred or ill will.
4) His anger had the proper control. Jesus was never “out of control,” even in His wrath. The temple leaders did not like His cleansing of the temple (Luke 19:47), but He had done nothing amiss. He controlled His emotions; His emotions did not control Him.
5) His anger had the proper duration. He did not allow His anger to turn into bitterness; He did not hold grudges. He dealt with each situation properly, and He handled anger in good time.
6) His anger had the proper result. Jesus’ anger had the inevitable consequence of godly action. Jesus’ anger, as with all His emotions, was held in check by the Word of God; thus, Jesus’ response was always to accomplish God’s will.
When we get angry, too often we have improper control or an improper focus. We fail in one or more of the above points. This is the “wrath of man,” which “worketh not the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). Jesus did not exhibit the “wrath of man” but the wrath of God.
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Was Jesus Christ a Legend, Lunatic, Liar, or was He Lord and God?

The Claims Of Jesus

1. He claimed to live a sinless life

2. He claimed to be the ONLY way to God

3. He claimed to have shared the glory of God in Heaven

4. He claimed to be able to forgive sins

5. He claimed to be a Heavenly king

6. He claimed to be able to give everlasting life

7. He claimed that he would die and come back to life

7. He claimed that he would return again to judge the world

How can we be sure about the Bible accounts?

C.S. Lewis makes this statement,
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic--on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg--or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us."

Celebrity Worship

The Danger of Celebrity Worship: Jesus Christ!

Jesus now has his own clothing line
Kids everywhere are sporting his
'hip' image on T-shirts,
proclaiming “Jesus is my Homeboy too”
If that's not enough to show
how much you like Jesus,
you can also order the mug,
bumper sticker, or dog tag

These days, Jesus has undergone an extreme makeover
From biblical age savior of all mankind,
Jesus has taken the turning centuries in stride,
still managing to maintain his cool over all these years
Currently projecting himself
as everyone’s friend or Buddy Christ,
even referred to as homeboy Jesus,
he destroys all former notions of cool
Everyone wants to be his friend
Everyone wants to get to know Jesus
But even that isn’t enough. They want you to know it
People everywhere are shouting to the mountains
Proclaiming that they too are down with Jesus Christ

“The desire to be cool is – ultimately – the desire to be rescued”.
Jesus offers the socially lost and unaccepted soul both ephemeral coolness and eternal salvation. More people than ever are turning to Jesus, though not in the same way their grandparents did.
“Knowing Jesus” has become quite a bit less of a philosophical idea than a mere fad. The current image of Jesus projected by marketers and pop culture reflects little of biblical Jesus, but depicts someone much more in touch with today’s world.
Someone who everyone knows, everyone likes, and every one aspires to be. This is the new Jesus. This is the Jesus of Cool.