Week 1 Replies 2 Sovereignty of God

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Week 1 Replies 2 Sovereignty of God

Hello Joey, Thanks for the profound sharing of the word of knowledge that God is the

source of our salvation and that through the Paschal Mystery of our Lord Jesus Christ

(passion, death, and resurrection), we have been pardoned and shown mercy to

become the children and given the grace to be part of the salvation of God for His

children bought by the precious blood of Christ on the cross. As Paul said in

Ephesians 2:8-9 “For, it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not

from yourself, it is the gift of God.” In this case, we are called to live in this grace

with good works, such as spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Thus, loving God

and our neighbor, as Matthew 22:36 admonishes us. James 2:17 talks about faith and

works as true virtues of Christian identity. So, our faith and good works must draw us

closer to God to acknowledge his sovereignty over our lives to surrender our will and

life by self-denial, as Matthew 16:24 tells us, “If anyone would come after me, let him

deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. So, to deny ourselves for God

opens us to his forgiveness and the infilling of the Holy Spirit to conform to His

image, who is the source of life and salvation in a mature way to preach His word to

others (Heb 5:11-14).

References.

Boa, Kenneth. Conformed to His Image: Biblical, Practical Approaches to Spiritual

Formation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020.

Whitney, Donald S. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Colorado Springs:

NavPress, 2014

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