“In a word, God grants us faith, hope, and love, and then we believe, hope, and love. Augustine famously explained this dynamic in his Confessions by saying: ‘Give what you command, and command what you will’ ” - Wyatt Graham
“The text of the Genesis Flood categorically underscores what God did to ‘preserve’ life in spite of the disaster. Dustin even quotes another scholar who calls this a ‘flood of grace.’”
“4. It does not mean that only some things work for our good…5. It does not mean we will understand how things were for our good…6. It is not a promise that is given to everyone” - Word by Word
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We’re rich in grace to save and grace to sanctify. We’re rich in love for one another. But there’s more.
The Christian life isn’t all peace and light. There are difficulties, trials, whether the trials of temptation to sin or the trials of distancing and opposition from people we love. In these times we find that our Father, who is “the God of all comfort” (2Co 1.3), pours out that comfort on us without restraint: “our comfort abounds through Christ” (2Co 1.5).
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So what does God give us in abundance? What does he pour out on us lavishly, without restraint?
The Scripture names several things, but one much more than the others.
“If we understand who God is, and catch a glimpse of His majesty, purity and holiness, then we are instantly aware of the extent of our own corruption. When that happens, we fly to grace.” - R.C. Sproul
“God does not confer His grace upon us because of any good in us—whether past or future good. In fact, the Scripture describes man’s depravity in the most straightforward way when it says: ‘None is righteous, no, not one’ ” - Ligonier
“the concept of blessing lies at the very heart of the gospel. The Apostle Paul highlights this in his letter to the Christian believers in Galatia…. ‘In you shall all the nations be blessed’ (Gal. 3:8).” - Ligonier
