The Beauty of the Grace of God.

Paul* not his real name is in our church bible study. on sunday 17th i had the privilege of training the group on follow-up of new believers. we came across jn 6:37 "all that my Father has given me will come to me and none will i by any means cast away." so during the question and answer time he asked, Does that mean that God influenced my coming to Christ?is it not me who chose to get saved?

Wow, what an amazing question, this really tempted me to go into the depths of God's selection and his Universal Love. however i recall we read vs 43-44 which does not make it any easier. Jesus said, "stop grumbling amongst yourselves, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me."

i dare not dilute the grace of God in his selection of us. Later on Monday as i was meditating on this truth, my heart was overwhelmed with joy as i reflected on the beauty of the grace of God. see the following verses,
Ephe 1:4 even before the world was founded God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ Jesus

1 Jn 4:10 and this is love, not that we love d God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.

Jn 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

this shows that our Salvation was God's initiative.

to make it even more a matter of Grace
see
Rom 11:6 God's choice is based on his grace, not on what they have done, For if God's choice were based on what people do ,then his grace would not be real grace.
wow,
Rom 8:29..those he foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of his dear Son...those he predestined he also called and those he called he also justified and those he justified he also glorified.

wow, more and more from Jn 15:16 you did not choose me but i chose you and ordained you that you should go and bear fruit the kind of fruit that will last. the bottom line is, God chose us and drew us to Christ.

let me know, what do you feel on this topic?