The Grace Of God And Its Power Over Sin

made a man slave, but grace intervened to redeem man. Sin is destructive, so God had to release His grace to deliver man from the quagmire of sin. It was a ‘ little’ disobedience of sin that drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. This, to us in this dispensation, is a negligible sin that can be excused. This is because more atrocities are being committed daily in churches than in the days of Adam and Eve. But there is no little sin. Sin of disobedience is as grievous as any other sins. Any man, who professes to be a Christian, but lives in sin, has not really encountered the God’s grace. It is more honourable for such an individual to sincerely confess the Lord and accept the grace that saves from sin.

Law produced death, while grace brings life to man. Law condemns, while grace delivers. Grace speaks louder than law. This was exemplified in the life of the woman caught in adultery. The law surfaced to condemn her to death, but grace showed forth and set her free. With the presence of Priests in the Old Testament, the harvest of death occasioned by law was incessant. But life and salvation came when the curtain of the temple was torn into two at the death of Jesus Christ. This brought about grace and expelled death brought. Obviously, the law lacks the power to perfect those that come to it. Law leaves people who embraced it with guilty conscience.

It was not possible for the blood of animal to cleanse man from sin, hence the provision of grace. Grace is preceded by salvation from sin. The entire humanity should be aware that grace to come out of sin is a vailable today. However, the propagators of this good message must first encounter this grace.

The line of demarcation must be drawn: a sinner is not a Christian and a Christian is not a sinner. While a sinner is alive, he has every opportunity to accept God’s Grace, repent from sin and come to the Lord. There is no repentance in the grave. Ministers, who deceive the gullible and conduct burials for sinners with an assurance that they ha ve gone to heaven, are enemies of the Calvary. The sprinkling of water at the graveside does not pave way for any man to heaven. Repentance from sin through the efficacious God’s Grace.

• Further reading: Titus 2: 11- 14; Romans 8: 3; John 1: 17; 8: 1- 11, 3; 8: 6; Lev. 10: 1- 7; Matt. 23: 37- 39; 27: 45- 51; Romans 8: 3; Heb. 10: 1, 3, 4, 8; 1 Tim. 1: 12- 15; 2 Tim. 4: 6- 8; Titus 2: 11- 14; Rev. 9: 6; Prov. 21: 16; Titus 2: 11- 14; 1 John 3: 9- 10; Titus 2: 14; Romans 8: 1- 8. You can fellowship with us @ Kingdom Power International Christian Praying Center, 65, Oluwatedo Estate, Isashi, Ojo, Lagos State. For details of our programmes, visit us @ www. kpicpc. org. You can also follow us live on Facebook @ kpicpc & Youtube @ kpicpc.