John 1:17 (Amplified) says, "For while the Law was given through Moses, Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth came through Jesus Christ."
John 3:16 (Amplified) is probably the most quoted and most misunderstood scripture. Thus, it says, "For God so greatly Loved and dearly prized the world, that He gave up His Only Begotten Son, So that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost), but have eternal (everlasting) Life."
The above scripture tells us that God's Love, God's will, God's Grace and God's Purpose moved Him to deliver His Only Son up, on our behalf. God's will was that everyone would accept what Love had done on their behalf. God's Grace made it available, without man having nothing to do except to believe. God's Purpose was to bring His family home and back into righteousness or right standing with Him, according to Ephesians 2:8 (Amplified) which says, "For it is by free Grace (God's unmerited favor), that you are saved (delivered from judgment) and made partakers of Christ's salvation through your faith. And this salvation is not of yourselves (of your own doing, it came not through your own striving), but is the Gift of God."
When we speak of "Christ's salvation," we speak about everything included in Jesus' Sacrifice. John 1:17 (Amplified) tells us that, "Grace (unearned, undeserved favor) and Spiritual Blessing and Truth came through Jesus Christ." We've viewed "salvation" as meaning "Going to Heaven when we die." It's certainly true that Jesus' Sacrifice has obtained this for us by Grace. But, there is so much more to salvation.
Our healing and deliverance are also part of salvation. Sickness and disease came into the body, through the spiritual death that occurred at Adam's fall in the Garden. Both sickness and disease are spiritual in origin and the Spiritual Blessing that came through Jesus, takes are of these things. The Spiritual Blessing that came through Jesus, is revealed through the Truth that came through Jesus. Sadly, this Truth hasn't been taught to much of today's Church.
We've overlooked Grace and Truth, replaced it with man's ideas of salvation and ignored the Spiritual Blessing that has been restored to us by faith in Grace. This Spiritual Blessing has everything to do with our righteousness, justification, sanctification and holiness through Jesus. It includes our son-ship privileges and fellowship with our Heavenly Father. These, along with many other benefits, are ours through God's Grace and faith in His Grace. All these things are activated through Love.
By carnal thinking, we've dismissed most of the Spiritual Blessings, other than "going to Heaven when we die." We mostly preach about "how to abstain from the sins of the flesh," and never allow the Truth of the Indwelling Spirit to strengthen us, so we can overcome the flesh by the Spirit. A lack of faith in God's Grace has left a vacuum of Grace, in the earthly lives of His family. Understanding what God's Grace has made available to us, is above everything we can even think.
All of these Blessings have been made ours by God's Grace through Jesus. When we submit ourselves unto God, then we can resist the devil. The Power of Attorney in the Name of Jesus, has been given us by Grace, but it must be received by faith. Salvation and everything is holds, is received by Grace through faith. Each part of the Truth is a Word of His Grace and each Grace must be received by faith.
When we don't have faith in healing, we make the Promise of God's Grace of no effect in our lives. This doesn't mean we're not saved, but we're not in all Truth. The unclaimed riches of Grace are so beyond anything we've been taught or learned, that we have no idea what Grace is truly about. God's Grace was given by His Love, in order to restore us back to where man was before Adam's fall. God's Grace took care of Adam while he was on earth. God's Spiritual Blessing renewed anything and everything on earth, by the Spirit. Adam never had need of anything in his spiritual or natural life.
Most of the things we lack are Spiritual in origin, whether it's healing, peace strength. All these are the Fruit of the Spirit, in wisdom and Love, according to Philippians 4:13 (Amplified) which says, "I have strength for all things in Christ Who empower me, I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency."
The above scripture was written by a man, who had more trials and hardships than perhaps anyone other than Jesus Himself, but nothing could stop Paul from finishing the race and keeping the faith. Grace was made sufficient for all Paul might need in his walk with God. Paul says in 2Corinthians 12:9 (Amplified), "And He said to me, My Grace (My favor and Loving Kindness) and Mercy is enough for you, sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully; For My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in your weakness." This is faith in God's Grace and Paul allowed Grace to do what he wasn't able to do in his own natural strength and ability. This is when faith in God's Grace is at it's best.
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