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Sola Gratia – Grace Alone

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I am thankful for today’s opportunity to share God’s word. I was able to say a whole lot on the vital theme of “Sola Gratia” (Grace Alone) in just under an hour.

The host, Julio Rodriguez wrote, “Today, I had the privilege of having John Samson join me on BRIDGE Radio to talk about the Reformation and “Sola Gratia”, that is ‘By Grace Alone.’ On today’s episode, we discuss why it is only by God’s grace that we are saved and not by our works or through other means. The Word of God describes the human condition as being completely unable to achieve salvation on his own. We review Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, and both the Roman Catholic and Protestant Arminian view of God’s Grace in relation to our salvation. What is the correct view? Do I play any part in my salvation? Well, tune in to find out!”

Here’s a link to the podcast.

The paperback version of my new book “The Five Solas – Standing Together Alone” is available here.

The ebook and audio version is available here.

God Raised You From the Dead

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Dr. John Piper: You came into this world dead. Not sort of “hard of hearing” towards the gospel, not simply crippled in good works, not struggling to keep your head above the waters of sin. You were dead: spiritually lifeless and unmoving. Everything that a dead corpse can contribute to becoming alive, you could do, spiritually, to believe in Christ. Nothing. Dead means dead (Ephesians 2:1–3).

But God, because of the wealth of mercy in his being, loving dead corpses such as we are, said to us, “Live.” And as surely as the voice of God raised the Son of God from the tomb outside Jerusalem, he raised us up from death, and set us about the works of Christ, by the same power that breathed in our souls from the beginning of our first cries of faith (Ephesians 2:4–7).

This is the good news of Jesus. No boasting, no claim of contribution to our own resurrection — we boast, but say nothing but “useless” of ourselves. Our boasting is in the Lord who raises the dead, for his glory (Ephesians 2:8–9).

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1–10

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