The New Testament word for gift (charisma) has often been translated as grace. All God’s gifts reflect His grace, and the fact that they are gifts means that they are free and cannot be earned. The New Testament’s theology of grace is rooted in the Old Testament idea of God’s favor, which is shown to those who do not deserve it and cannot help themselves.
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up...
If you believe, as I do, that the goal of ministry is the all-satisfying gladness of your people’s hearts in the glory of Christ,...
God patiently guided his charges through the divine pattern he established, yet they continued obstinately to follow their own way, murmuring and complaining all...
