{"id":2660,"date":"2023-02-14T19:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T03:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2023-02-14T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:39:32","slug":"revolution-refines-a-revelation-an-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/revolution-refines-a-revelation-an-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolution Refines a Revelation – An Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nCan world events change a revelation about God\u2019s character? In this final installment\u00a0to a series of articles where I’ve been briefly examining history and how the American Revolution restored the gospel of grace to the world I’m going to uncover the deception we’ve been living under through our ignorance.<\/p>\n

A Revelation Withheld<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even in the aftermath of a successful revolution, the traditions of man still have made the word of God ineffectual (Mat 15:6) and compromised the message of grace to align with man-made beliefs. Consider the previous statement of grace in light of a new paradigm based on a revolution over the kingdoms of man.<\/p>\n

Grace(1) is the unmerited favor(2) of God. It is His undeserved(3) love(4), mercy(5), and kindness(6) that He gives(7) to us freely. It is a gift(8) from God that we cannot earn or deserve(9).<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Grace is represented here as the animating power of God love which springs from His throne by every word which comes from His mouth. (Heb 4:16)<\/li>\n
  2. Favor is a characteristic from the ancient Greek meaning of \u201ccharis\u201d which is transcribed as the word \u201cgrace\u201d in the bible. In the kingdoms of man, favors from the king were always given as a matter of merit to the king and subsequently bound those who received the favor with their full allegiance to the king.<\/li>\n
  3. This word modifies the nature of the words which follow. It demonstrates bias. See item 9 as to how this is addressed.<\/li>\n
  4. Love is not undeserved if the character of God is love (1 John 4:8)<\/li>\n
  5. The question which must be asked is if whether mercy can ever be undeserved? Mercy is a legal remedy to a justice system based on good and evil. In a kingdom functioning solely on grace, compassion, not mercy is the remedy to all circumstances and it is always deserved.<\/li>\n
  6. As with love and mercy, can kindness be undeserved? Kindness in this depiction can be seen as being able to be withheld. Kindness under the movement of grace can never be withheld and is rather a manifestation of grace in action.<\/li>\n
  7. Grace is giving \u2013 period. It is always in operation.<\/li>\n
  8. In ancient Greek thinking gifts were always associated with the nature of grace. \u201cReciprocal giving\u201d best describes how the Greeks understood charis.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cEarn or deserve\u201d are characteristics of man-made kingdoms. God as a Creator who is Love can never withhold His Love from anything, for once He does, all creation ceases to exist. God is impartial to all; hence we all deserve His grace, which comes without measure, simply by being a product of his Love.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Hopefully you can see how these positions are often missing in any discussion on the grace of God. Some could claim how this lack might be intentional in order to maintain control over the ignorant, however, I am more likely to accept how traditions have been handed down without considering their validity to reality. It is easy to follow the crowd of generations past. A revolution however shook the very foundation of those generations. It created a new footing, a surer foundation based upon truth from a divine realm which hasn\u2019t shifted through the wiles of man.<\/p>\n

    While we have been inundated by professions of belief in all things relating to God, it is the kingdom of grace which has been most frequently hidden like the pearl of great price. While it has surrounded us throughout all time, and was spoken frequently of during the time of Jesus, it has only been clearly revealed through the refining fire of a great revolution. We must remain committed to keeping this truth from being compromised by powers which seek to re-establish dominance through a select few while ushering in a new religion devoid of God and devoted to ignorance for all.<\/p>\n

    Revolution Refines a Revelation – Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n

    Revolution Refines a Revelation – Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n

    Revolution Refines a Revelation – Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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