Jesus, His Name is Salvation

Matthew 1:21

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

The name of Jesus is important. Yeshua means “salvation”. “He will save his people from their sins.”

What does it mean to save people from their sins? What does that plan look like? What did Mary think when the angel told her, “He will save his people from their sins”?

And, why did the angel call us “his people”?

Because, we belong to Christ. We are his treasured possession. We are his.

2012 Journey of Grace

GraceThis blog was setup to chronicle various aspects of my journey with God. As long I’m alive, I will always need my Father’s help. I simply want to share my journey with others so that we can all grow together.

For the past year, I’ve been learning so much about grace. I don’t think we truly grasp all that Christ has done for us. When he said on the cross, “It is finished,” he meant it. It was finished. But, what does that mean? What is the finished work of Christ?

Starting in 2012, I’m going to dig through the New Testament specifically through the lens of grace and share my thoughts. My hope is to post something as I read each chapter. I will not do an exhaustive breakdown study of each verse or even an in depth study of the chapter. My goal is simply to read through the New Testament and document what stands out to me. I also plan to make notes of what is typically taught in most churches regarding grace.

I hope you enjoy this journey with me. And please comment or share your thoughts as we move through the New Testament.

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Let’s get started in Matthew

The Knowledge of Good

From Bob Hamp

The knowledge of good has done more to separate people from God than the knowledge of evil.  This is what Rick Joyner says in his amazing book, “There were Two Trees in the Garden”.  I couldn’t agree more.  The knowledge of evil is easily identifiable and therefore more easily resisted.  Ironically it is often the knowledge of good that we use to resist or avoid that other branch.

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What do you believe about God?

From Alan Smith

I was thirteen years old the first time I got on a roller coaster that looped upside down. I was terrified. There were many prior failed attempts. You know what I mean. I waited in line. I made it all the way to the moment of decision and at the last minute stepped into the car and right on through. It took some serious peer pressure from some very cute thirteen year old girls to help me overcome my fear! Continue Reading…

Go to the Mattresses

This morning, I read a great article from Marissa Star about finding freedom. You can read the article here.

In her article, Marissa encourages people to fight for their freedom, and to fight hard. Way too many people just give up the fight. One of her favorite quotes (which might become one of my favorites quotes) simply says:

“It doesn’t take years–it takes choices.”

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