Jesus Villalobos

Grace Vs. Mercy



Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2011

by Jesus Villalobos
Time For Truth

In today's twisted views on Scripture, I find it interesting how people mis-use Scripture for their own benefit. One of the many words being abused is the word grace.

Paul the apostle had a problem with his eyesight. He tells us he prayed three times for the Lord to take the problem away. The Lord's response was that His "grace" was sufficient for Paul.

When we as believers are reading the Word of God it is imperitive that we stop and use our God given intelligence. The word grace is used properly by Paul here. This example is of paramount importance if we are to have a proper understanding of what this word is supposed to mean.

Basically, it merely means that God had given Paul the strength to bare up under the burden of his difficult situation. So when the Scriptures tell us that we are not under law but under "grace," we are supposed to understand what is being said by the writer.

The writer is not saying that we don't need to worry about following the laws of God. He is telling us that God has given us the strength to obey the laws of God even during tough temptations!

But if we choose to, we can disobey them with great ease. The choice is always ours. If we choose to disobey them, there will be consequences. If you murder, you might get killed or sent to prison.

This should help those who are continually saying, "I am not under the law, but under grace," understand that it does not mean they can sin and get away with it.

Mercy on the other hand, is God's ability to cover our sins even though we do not deserve them to be covered. This was accomplished through Jesus' death on the cross which paid the penalty for our sin.

But think about it. Do you think that Jesus' sacrifice should mean that you can do whatever you want too without even thinking about right and wrong. If this is you then you need to rethink what God is saying to us in His Word.

We all sin, no doubt about it. We all have weaknesses also. But as the first section says, God has given us His grace. We can choose not to sin. The problem is, that too many are satisfied with the mercy and therefore ignore the grace of God which enables them to obey God's commandments!

This is why God tells us to renew our minds by the washing and regeneration of His Word! He wants us to renew our thinking to line up with His way of thinking of things. His ways are right and ours are wrong.

May God grant the reader to understand this message.

Jesus Villalobos
Jesus Villalobos was born in Los Angeles ca. in May of 1959. He has always had a passion for writing since he could first write. He has written over a hundred songs, both lyrics and music. He has authored eight books including his first which it titled; "Three Days of Darkness and the Coming Flood"

His love of prophecy is evident in his writings which all have to do with Bible Prophecy. Even his fiction books are based on Bible prophecy. His study in Bible prophecy started at the tender age of eight. He is now fifty two and still clings to studying Prophecy on a regular basis.

Jesus is currently working on his ninth book. It will be titled; "Mysterious Phrases within Scripture"

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So true. God's grace is sufficient to meet all our needs. Grace is simply undeserved favor.
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