Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Paul had such a way with words and his writings on grace are my favorites. My life has been changed by the scriptures Paul wrote regarding living under grace. Here's the deal, when we live by a list of rules to obey, we become focused on the actions of ourselves and others. We are very aware of what we can and cannot do and become obsessed with keeping ourselves in check. We use the Christian term "accountability", but really, it's just us being in control of our own formation. This type of change is not transformation, as the Pharisees lives proved, and Paul experienced. So let's talk about living under grace. Living by grace completely changes where your thought process goes. Grace only comes from God. Our focus can only be on the Godhead. In grace we are fully aware of our sins and the need for Jesus to cleanse them. We recognize our inability to transform our own hearts. In grace we experience the work of the Spirit in our lives to bring about a true heart change we so desperately need. Only when the Spirit changes the heart is there life transformation, both in heart and in action. Living in grace gives us the God focus necessary for transformation. Paul says it again and again.
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