Sunday, January 04, 2009

What Grace Does

In 2 Corinthians, what did Jesus tell Paul?

My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect when you get strong too?

My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect when you overcome your struggle with sin?

My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength helps you to become more obedient in your faith-walk?

No, that wasn't what He said.
Jesus' grace is sufficient, for His strength is made perfect in weakness.


The theology of the cross is just plain weird.
Good. And true.
But still weird.

3 comments:

  1. Yeah it is weird and it is the only one I can relate to. Weakness I get...obedient, overcoming sin, me getting stronger...that sends me running the other way. Weakness, yup, that's me...thank God His grace is sufficient in that.

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  2. *happy sigh*

    This is how we know it's true: who on EARTH would come up with such a cockamamie crazy idea?! Must be divine.

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  3. Praise God that's what it says. Could we ever be strong enough to "earn" that grace?

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