Monday, April 25, 2011

by the grace of God I am what I am

1 Corinthian 15:1-11
Paul remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
If you hold firmly to the word I preached to you, you have not believed in vain, by this gospel you are saved.
Paul preached is very important: Jesus died for our sin according to the Scripture, that he was buried, that was raised on the third day according to the Scripture, and that he appeared to peter, then to the apostles, and appeared to me.
Paul said he do not even deserve to be called an apostle, but by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.
This is what we preach, and this is what your received. This is the gospel.
Why?
Paul preached gospel is what Paul received from the Load, it is truth he experienced.
By grace we could be son of God, not only Paul but also all of us are not deserve to be saved.
Hold firmly by this gospel I am saved. This gospel has the power of God, change my life, gave me a new life.
By the grace of God I am what I am. Before that I am nothing, now I am what The Load created me.
Jesus died, buried and raised according to The Scripture, it is important, for His resurrection our faith is not in vain.
Since we have this life and the next, we don't have to "have it all" now. We can live in broken and ruined bodies for a time; we can endure poverty and hardship for a while; we can face loneiness, heartache, and pain for a season.
How?
I am work harder as Paul did? No, Paul was more harder than me. By His Grace to me is not without effect. I like do my best to witness the grace of God onto me.
The resurrection is the foundation of our faith.

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