One of the greatest difficulties (and the most powerful) in our relationship with God, I believe, is acceptance.
Acceptance of who we are and who God is!
In Scripture, there are various Greek words for acceptance (important because our modern English translations are based on the original Greek New Testament), like: dechomai – meaning a ready reception of what is offered; apodechomai – a stronger readiness to receive heartily and lambanÅ – meaning to receive without necessarily signifying a favourable reception.
The point being that we are encouraged to apodechomai, to receive God’s love through His Son Jesus Christ. (You will hear us talk often in this way – the real meaning being that our acceptance by a Holy and Righteous God is made possible by the sin offering of Jesus. I’m not sure why God has chosen to do it this way but Scripture teaches us that God, by His own choice, revealed His plan for salvation in Jesus.)
Accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour places us in a position to know exactly who God is and who we are. Amazing.
So essentially, after accepting Jesus, we can have a real sense of our place in the vastness of the universe, that God has a plan for our lives and that we are not just here by chance.
Imagine that! God has a plan for our lives.
Perhaps you have a story to tell how God has accepted you and how your life has changed since accepting Jesus. Click on comments and share it with us.
And perhaps you want to accept Jesus right now then go here.
Acceptance of who we are and who God is!
In Scripture, there are various Greek words for acceptance (important because our modern English translations are based on the original Greek New Testament), like: dechomai – meaning a ready reception of what is offered; apodechomai – a stronger readiness to receive heartily and lambanÅ – meaning to receive without necessarily signifying a favourable reception.
The point being that we are encouraged to apodechomai, to receive God’s love through His Son Jesus Christ. (You will hear us talk often in this way – the real meaning being that our acceptance by a Holy and Righteous God is made possible by the sin offering of Jesus. I’m not sure why God has chosen to do it this way but Scripture teaches us that God, by His own choice, revealed His plan for salvation in Jesus.)
Accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour places us in a position to know exactly who God is and who we are. Amazing.
So essentially, after accepting Jesus, we can have a real sense of our place in the vastness of the universe, that God has a plan for our lives and that we are not just here by chance.
Imagine that! God has a plan for our lives.
Perhaps you have a story to tell how God has accepted you and how your life has changed since accepting Jesus. Click on comments and share it with us.
And perhaps you want to accept Jesus right now then go here.
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