The love and the grace of God are so great! God loves people so much, He only wants the best for people and to have a relationship with them. God wanted this so much, that He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to this earth, to become a sacrifice for humanity. Jesus took all the sins, iniquities, siektes, and sicknesses of humanity upon Him. Jesus died for everyone, insluitend jou. So that you’ll be delivered from sin and the power of darkness and be reconciled with the Father.
Wat is die genade van God?
Want so lief het God die wêreld gehad, dat Hy sy eniggebore Seun gegee het, dat elkeen wat in Hom glo, nie verlore mag gaan nie, maar het die ewige lewe (John 3:16)
Jesus took the sins of the world and carried our punishment; death and eternal torture in hell. Jesus took it all on Himself, so that we would be freed from sin, iniquity, en die dood. Deur Sy bloed, we’re reconciled with the Father and can have a relationship with Him and live in freedom on this earth.
What a love is that!! What a grace of God!
And salvation is not all, that He has done. Geen! He gave us His Holy Spirit. So that we could live on earth as sons of God (beide mans en wyfies).
This means, that we can live a life that Jesus lived because what Jesus had, we have.
The life as a son or daughter of God is for now and not after we die and go to heaven.
The grace of God is that we’re not justified by our works, but by the work of Jesus Christ and His blood. We are saved by faith in Jesus Christ.
Being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (Romeine 5:9-10)
Want uit genade is julle gered, deur die geloof; en dit nie uit julleself nie: dit is die gawe van God: Nie van werke nie, dat niemand mag roem nie (Efesiërs 2:8-9)
We could never earn our salvation by works! Only by the grace of God, in Christus, we’re restored (Genees), reconciled with God, and become partakers of the inheritance that God has given us through His Son Jesus Christ.
What is the inheritance of the sons of God?
The inheritance is the gift of the Holy Spirit; the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We may walk in these spiritual gifts and distribute life to others.
The grace of God is, that we may have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. What a blessing it is, to be and walk in His presence. There is nothing we can do to earn this, no works will get us there. The only thing we have to do is believe in Jesus Christ.
We have received it freely. How great is God’s love!
Does the grace of God allow us to walk in sin?
But now comes the essential point, Are we allowed to walk in sin after we become born again? Can we walk like we used to walk before we accepted Jesus as our Saviour and Lord and repented?
Die antwoord is, of course, Geen! Because if you keep sinning, what have you repented from? If you don’t turn your back to sin, but keep walking in sin.
When you have an encounter with Jesus Christ, His presence and holiness will confront you with your sins, sondige natuur, and your filthy state.
When you are confronted with your sins and sinful nature, you have two options: you mourn, bekeer, and accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, or you walk away, reject Jesus and His redemptive work, and keep living in sin.
If you choose the first option, you repent from your sins and accept Him, as your Saviour and Lord, then by His blood, which was shed on the cross on Calvary, you will be cleansed of all your sins and iniquities. Van daardie oomblik af, jou old life is gone and washed away by the blood of Jesus. You’ll be baptized in water and baptized with the Holy Spirit and become a new creation; 'n seun van God (dit geld vir beide mans en wyfies).
What is the power of the blood of Jesus Christ?
Daarom, as iemand in Christus is, hy is 'n nuwe skepsel: ou dinge is verby; kyk, alle dinge word nuut (2 Korintiërs 5:17)
Isn’t that wonderful, all the old things are passed away and all things become new. That is the power of the cross and the blood of Jesus Christ.
But when you return to your old sinful life, you will deny the power of His blood and therefore deny Jesus Christ.
When you are taught in the Word of God and study the Word of God and keep walking in sin, still doing the things that you did before your repentance, and use ‘the grace’ as a license to sin (because you love your old life and don’t want to give it up), you deceive yourself.
The devil is a liar and twisted the meaning of grace.
If you keep walking in sin and say it’s alright to sin and use the grace of God to keep on sinning, this only means one thing: you don’t want to die to self and are not really born again.
You may think you are, but your actions prove that you are not born again. You still listen to your old father the devil, by walking in sins.
You’re holy and righteous, therefore act holy and righteous
Wanneer jy wedergebore word, jy word 'n seun van God; 'n nuwe skepping. As a son of God, you have His nature dwelling on the inside of you. You have become holy and righteous.
You are seated in Jesus Christ. Your life is hidden in Him, you have become one with Him. Now it’s up to you, if you want to stay in Him.
If you stay in Him; die Woord van God, you obey His words and walk in His commandments. You will do His will instead of your will. When you obey Him and walk in His will, you walk holy and righteousness.
“Be holy, for I am holy”
How can you become one with Him and become a partaker of His nature, when you keep obeying and serving the devil, by walking in sins? Dis onmoontlik!
You can either do the will of the Father and walk in His commandments or do the will of the devil and keep walking in sins and iniquities, fulfilling the will, begeertes, en begeertes van die vlees.
Do you know that every time you sin, you serve and exalt the devil?
Wat is sonde?
Sin is rebellion and disobedience to God. Sin is everything, that oppose the words and the will of God and therefore trespasses His commandments.
Paul wrote in Roman 6:1-23 the following about sin;
Wat sal ons dan sê? Sal ons voortgaan in sonde, sodat genade oorvloedig kan wees? die Here behoed. Hoe sal ons, wat dood is vir die sonde, leef nie meer daarin nie? Weet julle nie, that so many of us as were baptised into Jesus Christ were baptised into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: net soos Christus uit die dode opgewek is deur die heerlikheid van die Vader, so moet ons ook wandel in 'n nuwe lewe. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likenessof his resurrection: Om dit te weet, that our old man is crucified with him, sodat die liggaam van sonde vernietig kan word, dat ons voortaan nie die sonde moet dien nie. Want hy wat dood is, is van sonde bevry.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body”
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, maar onder genade.
“Shall we sin, omdat ons nie onder die wet is nie, maar onder genade? die Here behoed”
Wat dan? Shall we sin, omdat ons nie onder die wet is nie, maar onder genade? die Here behoed. Weet julle nie, dit aan wie julle julleself diensknegte oorgee om gehoorsaam te wees, sy dienaars is aan wie julle gehoorsaam is; hetsy van die sonde tot die dood toe, of van gehoorsaamheid aan geregtigheid? Maar God word gedank, dat julle die dienaars van die sonde was, maar julle het uit die hart gehoorsaam aan die vorm van lering wat julle verlos het.
Om dan vrygemaak te word van sonde, julle het die dienaars van geregtigheid geword. Ek spreek na die wyse van mense vanweë die swakheid van julle vlees: want soos julle julle lede diensknegte oorgegee het aan onreinheid en aan ongeregtigheid tot ongeregtigheid; oorgee nou julle lidmate diensknegte aan geregtigheid tot heiligheid. Want toe julle die dienaars van die sonde was, julle was vry van geregtigheid.
“Die loon van die sonde is die dood”
Watter vrug het julle dan gehad in die dinge waarvan julle julle nou skaam? For the end of those things is death. Maar nou word hy vrygemaak van sonde, en word dienaars van God, julle het julle vrugte tot heiligheid, en die einde van die ewige lewe.
Want die loon van die sonde is die dood; maar die gawe van God is die ewige lewe deur Jesus Christus, ons Here,.
Why the grace of God is not a license to sin?
The grace of God is not a license to keep sinning. When you get to know the Word, you will turn your back to sin, and do what pleases Him.
The grace of God is the unending love of the Father, that through His Son Jesus Christ, you may become a partaker of the inheritance for His people. His grace is the ability and the privilege to become sons and daughters of the most High God, by faith in Jesus Christ and by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Die genade van God, is the sanctification period. It is the time God gives you, aan stel die ou man af, en trek die nuwe man aan. So that you will walk as a son of God in the Light and the dominion, that Jesus walked in on earth.
You will walk as Jesus walked and reveal and destroy the works of the devil. You’ll preach the gospel, set the captives free, and heal those who are sick in the Name of Jesus.
You will no longer walk after the flesh in sin (in rebellion and disobedience to God and His Word), but after the Spirit in obedience to the Word in the wisdom and knowledge of God, doing the works of righteousness. Nou, that is grace!
Therefore separate yourself and live like Jesus lived. Renew your mind with the words of God and be courageous. Don’t let anyone discourage you! Continue, even when people around you think you are a fool.
Keep your eyes on Jesus Christ, die lewende Woord van God. He is the One you need to follow!
‘Wees die sout van die aarde’
