To be in a state of grace,
From moment to moment we need God’s grace,
Possibly then at the end of this Life’s rat race,
We may get to behold for all eternity His Holy Face.
We should all end up getting what we really and truly deserve,
But the good Lord is merciful & is ever ready to shower His graces on us like ginger preserve.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
Thanks, PP … it goes along with an extract from his book about how he’s so thankful that he’s not subject to karma which means that everything bad you do is punished in the end …and that grace is the opposite to this. It’s such a beautiful way of expressing something so profound!
How very odd, I could actually play this video!!! What wonderful lyrics, and I liked his comments at the end, I think we’ve all done stupid things and it would be nice if they weren’t held against us….xxx
:yes: I’m normally very wary of ‘celebrities’ who say they are Christian but he’s really on to something fundamentally important and he gets through in a way that dozens of theological books can’t!
No, I don’t really follow their music but a Facebook friend posted this today along with an extract from Bono’s book about the difference between grace and karma.
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But it doesn’t mean we should go out & do stupid things!!
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No of course not 😉 I think I might paste the extract from Bono’s book because he explains it all very clearly and it’s great 🙄
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there are alot of good lyrics like that but that is very touching
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It’s so important for people to know that what goes around doesn’t necessarily come around … that there is a way out for the stupid things we do :yes:
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To be in a state of grace,
From moment to moment we need God’s grace,
Possibly then at the end of this Life’s rat race,
We may get to behold for all eternity His Holy Face.
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Grace is us not getting what we deserve.
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We should all end up getting what we really and truly deserve,
But the good Lord is merciful & is ever ready to shower His graces on us like ginger preserve.
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
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Certainly has a point! 😉
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A fundamental one :yes:
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I agree with your comment gilly gets through what some theological books dont :yes:
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When someone sees it as clearly as that, and has the talent to express it so well … that’s beautiful!
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Thanks, PP … it goes along with an extract from his book about how he’s so thankful that he’s not subject to karma which means that everything bad you do is punished in the end …and that grace is the opposite to this. It’s such a beautiful way of expressing something so profound!
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How very odd, I could actually play this video!!! What wonderful lyrics, and I liked his comments at the end, I think we’ve all done stupid things and it would be nice if they weren’t held against us….xxx
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Can’t say I’ve ever studied the lyrics of a U2 song before…but he’s got something there ,
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:yes: I’m normally very wary of ‘celebrities’ who say they are Christian but he’s really on to something fundamentally important and he gets through in a way that dozens of theological books can’t!
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“Holding out for Grace” sounds like a good idea. I hadn’t heard this song before, it’s very hypnotic.
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No, I don’t really follow their music but a Facebook friend posted this today along with an extract from Bono’s book about the difference between grace and karma.
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