God asks no man whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer)
Romans 15:15-16
Nevertheless, to remind you, I have written to you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (HCSB)
The attitude of Paul in these verses is well worth our consideration as a way for us all to live. His first attitude; it was of grace, he spoke boldly because he was forgiven, therefore without guilt he was able to do the second thing. The second thing was to serve as a minister of God’s Good News.
These two attitudes of living gave his life purpose, and that purpose was of major importance to me and to you. He strove to make us, that’s you and I, acceptable to God, and sanctified by The Holy Spirit. Now through the Holy Spirit of God that attitude is passed down to me and to you, to live with that same attitude.
We together, saved by the Grace of God, are to minister to others around us, and share the grace given to us. The Good News is still the same Good News that Paul spread to those that God had chosen to adopt into the Multitude of the Redeemed. We too have that very same purpose given to us by God, through His Holy Spirit. The main purpose of our lives is to help others receive life; it’s not about us just making a living for ourselves…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer)
Romans 15:15-16
Nevertheless, to remind you, I have written to you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (HCSB)
The attitude of Paul in these verses is well worth our consideration as a way for us all to live. His first attitude; it was of grace, he spoke boldly because he was forgiven, therefore without guilt he was able to do the second thing. The second thing was to serve as a minister of God’s Good News.
These two attitudes of living gave his life purpose, and that purpose was of major importance to me and to you. He strove to make us, that’s you and I, acceptable to God, and sanctified by The Holy Spirit. Now through the Holy Spirit of God that attitude is passed down to me and to you, to live with that same attitude.
We together, saved by the Grace of God, are to minister to others around us, and share the grace given to us. The Good News is still the same Good News that Paul spread to those that God had chosen to adopt into the Multitude of the Redeemed. We too have that very same purpose given to us by God, through His Holy Spirit. The main purpose of our lives is to help others receive life; it’s not about us just making a living for ourselves…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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