- damnation - To be put out of His presence forever. - To be judged for our Self-Idolatry, which began with Adam's rejection of God's Lordship over his life so that he could be his own, the sin we all commit which makes us the enemies of God.
Grace - Giving us what we don't desearve - forgiveness while we were still His enemies. - Adoption as sons and daughters in the family of the almighty God - Himself. As a Husband gives himself to his bride, so God has married the church, to love and cherish her until death do us part (which sense He is eternal and we've been given eternal life, it's the only forever marriage, the real one). - An inheritance with Ghrist - All the riches of the heavenly places - A position of being glorified with Him.
Another difference to note is that mercy is more universal. God is merciful to more than just Christians. The inhabitance of earth are now experiencing God's mercy, were He to fully remove His presence earth would be Hell already. Grace is something God only shows to His people, His bride.
Mercy - not giving us what we deserve.
ReplyDelete- damnation
- To be put out of His
presence forever.
- To be judged for our
Self-Idolatry, which began
with Adam's rejection of
God's Lordship over his
life so that he could be his
own, the sin we all commit
which makes us the enemies of
God.
Grace - Giving us what we don't desearve
- forgiveness while we were
still His enemies.
- Adoption as sons and
daughters in the family of
the almighty God
- Himself. As a Husband
gives himself to his bride,
so God has married the
church, to love and cherish
her until death do us part
(which sense He is eternal
and we've been given
eternal life, it's the only
forever marriage, the real
one).
- An inheritance with Ghrist
- All the riches of the
heavenly places
- A position of being
glorified with Him.
Another difference to note is that mercy is more universal. God is merciful to more than just Christians. The inhabitance of earth are now experiencing God's mercy, were He to fully remove His presence earth would be Hell already. Grace is something God only shows to His people, His bride.