Romans 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
.. So we're beginning to see that God is a workman. He is building, He is active. He's active in everything and He's active in our lives. We have to remember with what we're talking about here - what was Jesus' occupation before He was called into full time ministry? He was a carpenter. He worked - created with His hands.
A Work In Progress
And so we get this idea that we are a work in progress. You’re a work in progress, I’m a work in progress, and our meetings – our coming together like this is so that God can continue to teach us and to work with us like He does… God tells us to meet regularly – to come into His presence and to be taught His Word – this is part of His workmanship…
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
All Grace And No Boasting
.. He’s leading up to this great verse – verse 10.. To understand this we see two things working here. First we see the positive – ‘ for by grace you have been saved.. ‘ The negative is ‘ not of works lest any man should boast ‘ .. .. ..
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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