Comments on: More Grace http://www.christdirected.com/2010/02/more-grace/ ". . . that in all things He might have the preeminence." Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dale http://www.christdirected.com/2010/02/more-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Dale Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:46:34 +0000 http://www.christdirected.com/?p=2455#comment-875 EXCELLENT teaching, Brother Forrest! I don't believe I've ever heard or read a clearer explanation of the relationship of "believing" to salvation by grace. It rings so true with my personal salvation experience. I wrestled for a long time with the issue of believing (though I couldn't have explained it to you at the time) before God, by His grace & through His sovreign will, brought me to the point where I "chose" to place my confidence in the finished work of Christ. I think this teaching may be at the heart of the difficulties so many have with eternal security. There are times when my flesh has the upper hand (sin) & my "belief" becomes faint. Thank God my salvation is vested in my decision to accept, once for all, His grace to believe. If I were relying on MY ability to "believe," my salvation would come-and-go with my ability to "believe." As said one poor sinner, "Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief." That statement would be confusing to one who fails to understand that "belief" is a grace gift. EXCELLENT teaching, Brother Forrest! I don’t believe I’ve ever heard or read a clearer explanation of the relationship of “believing” to salvation by grace. It rings so true with my personal salvation experience. I wrestled for a long time with the issue of believing (though I couldn’t have explained it to you at the time) before God, by His grace & through His sovreign will, brought me to the point where I “chose” to place my confidence in the finished work of Christ.

I think this teaching may be at the heart of the difficulties so many have with eternal security. There are times when my flesh has the upper hand (sin) & my “belief” becomes faint. Thank God my salvation is vested in my decision to accept, once for all, His grace to believe. If I were relying on MY ability to “believe,” my salvation would come-and-go with my ability to “believe.” As said one poor sinner, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.” That statement would be confusing to one who fails to understand that “belief” is a grace gift.

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