Welcome to Hank’s Place Where you have come home–
At Hank’s Place the emphasis is upon Jesus Christ and what He accomplished FOR US, at Calvary. Because of Calvary, grace, the unmerited favor of God, and the mercies of God, are ours in abundance.
Can you believe that? Grace: His bestowing upon us GOOD THINGS because of who He is; and mercies, because of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. Paul tells us in Ephesians that WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. I’m sure you agree with the Scripture, but how many of us have even a faint understanding?
It’s like being given a marvelous key (hold up a key) – we can agree it’s a marvelous key, but the idea is to RECEIVE the KEY and then use it – to open up one treasure after another – treasures like peace with God, provision, protection, increase, lack of lack, grace to help in time of need, deliverance, and on and on and on.
Listen, the Law is a killer: 2 Cor 3:6 “for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” And Ro 4:15 “for the Law brings about wrath.” Or Gal 3:12 “the Law is not of faith.” We DON’T want to live by the Law!
In Genesis and early Exodus, the people lived before the Law. When Adam and Eve sinned, God came looking for them. When Israel complained of the Red Sea journey in Ex 14 God blessed them. When they murmured at Marah about bitter water in Ex 15 God blessed them. They were grumblers in the desert about lack of meat in Ex 16 God bless them yet again!
Then in Ex 19 at Mt. Sinai they asked for and got the law, promising they would keep it. Ha! On that day, Moses comes down the mountain with the 10 Commandments and 3000 people died – it’s what the Law does: kills. Man presumed – committed idolatry and death resulted.
But the GOOD NEWS is the Gospel. The gospel is not “keep the rules, steer clear of sin, and you will be in harmony with God.” The true gospel is “God has RECONCILED the world to Himself through Christ and is no longer counting your sins against you.” 2 Corinthians 5:19.
When the Church was birthed in Acts 2nd chapter, it says 3,000 people were baptized into eternal life in Jesus. Believe the Good News my friend! Rest from your labors, from trying to get it right: receive His grace – you’ll COME ALIVE!
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