RESURRECTION

                                                          

RESURRECTION

The resurrection of Jesus Christ secured victory over sin and death and enables Him to live as Advocate and Mediator.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

1 Corinthians 15:54-56 (KJV)

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

1 John 2:1(KJV)

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Timothy 2:5(KJV)

His resurrection guarantees the resurrection of all born again believers at His glorious return.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 11:25 (KJV)

If Jesus had not been raised from the dead, the Christian faith would be worthless and we would still be enslaved to sin.

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

1 Corinthians 15:17 (KJV)

His resurrection was for the justification and eternal security of all born again believers.

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Romans 4:25 (KJV)

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:3-5 (KJV)

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

THE CROSS

THE CROSS

The cross is where Christ died as a substitute by offering Himself as a sacrifice to atone for sins and reconcile His people to God.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;

Ephesians 1:7(KJV)

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross,

by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say,

whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Colossians 1:20(KJV)

It is where the Creator died for the created, the just died for the unjust, God died for sinful man.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

1 Peter 3:18(KJV)

It is where God’s love and justice were upheld. His justice was satisfied as Christ voluntarily bore the punishment of His people. God’s love provided one way for His people to be saved.

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Romans 3:25(KJV)

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8(KJV)

It is a reminder of how revolting and detestable sin is to God. Not sparing His own Son, God crushed Jesus for bearing our sin.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 2:24(KJV)

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

JESUS CHRIST

JESUS CHRIST

Jesus is the Eternal God and Creator, Sovereign Lord and King, Prophet and Judge.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6(KJV)

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Colossians 1:16,17(KJV)

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Romans 14:11(KJV)

The sinless Saviour who came to seek and save the lost by offering Himself as the perfect sacrifice to bear the sins of many.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21(KJV)

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Hebrews 9:28(KJV)

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

1 John 3:5(KJV)

The virgin-born Redeemer of mankind and the only Mediator between God and man.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:35(KJV)

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Timothy 2:5(KJV)

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Titus 2:13-14(KJV)

The Way. He is the only access to God. The Truth, His Word is the supreme authority for faith. The Life, He is the only hope for those dead in sin.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 14:6(KJV)

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

SIN

SIN

Sin is a transgression against God’s holy law an act of rebellion against Him. Sin is knowing what is right and not doing it.

For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them;

In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Isaiah 59:12-13 (KJV)

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

James 4:17 (KJV)

Adam’s sin brought condemnation to all men.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Romans 5:12 (KJV)

Sin’s effects are guilt, enslavement, spiritual bondage and separation from God and its punishment is death.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Isaiah 59:2 (KJV)

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Romans 6:20-21 (KJV)

Salvation from sin’s punishment, sin’s power and sin’s presence can only be obtained through faith in the blood of Jesus.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

Romans 5:9 (KJV)

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Revelation 1:5 (KJV)

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

MAN

Man was created by God in His image and will live eternally in heaven or hell.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Matthew 25:46 (KJV)

 

When Adam sinned, all sinned and are at enmity with God. None are righteous and none seek after the true God.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Romans 3:10-12 (KJV)

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 3:23 (KJV)

All are conceived in sin, born spiritually dead, and separated from God, enslaved to sin, guilty, condemned and helpless to save themselves.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalm 51:5 (KJV)

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Isaiah 59:2 (KJV)

 

Mans only hope to be saved from the full fury of God’s wrath and punishment is to obey the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.

 

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

2 Thessalonians 1:9(KJV)

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John 3:36(KJV)

 

 

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

 

GOD

God is one, who exist eternally in three Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

Deuteronomy 6:4 (KJV)

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

1 John 5:7 (KJV)

God is the Creator and rules with sovereign control over His creation. He is subject to no one and cannot be thwarted by anyone.

 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all

Psalm 103:19 (KJV)

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

Romans 9:18 (KJV)

God is majestic in holiness and cannot look on wickedness. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Every man will give an account to Him.

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

Psalm 97:2 (KJV)

 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

1Peter 1:17 (KJV)

 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Revelation 20:12 (KJV)

God is love and has provided a way of salvation through His mercy and grace

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

James 4:6 (KJV)

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:14 (KJV)

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16 (KJV)

With Blessing in Christ,

David & Gay

https://www.onewaytograce.com/

The Responsibility of Wife, According to Dawn



Despite our differing beliefs, David and I often agree on the fundamental elements of a happy, functional, and healthy marriage. (In some surprising ways, at that.)  Most of the core marriage values David presented with Scriptural support I stand behind as well, I just learned them passively from those around me and from my own instinctual, internal compass. These parallels were valuable assets to me as I embarked on the One Way to Grace journey. Had I not been able to find pieces of David's perspective incorporated into such an important part of my own life, my marriage, I'm not sure I would have been able to capture his voice within the experiences included in the memoir.
In the following post, I talk more about the dynamics of my marriage and what I believe it means to be a wife.