Yesterday's sermon: "Where Sin Increased, Grace Increased All the More (Luke 15:22-23 and Romans 5:20)"
https://www.scottlapierre.org/where-sin-increased-grace-increased/
We understand the father being glad the son returned home, but what father would give his son the best robe, a ring, shoes, and the huge celebration after living so rebelliously? The son didn’t deserve any of this, but grace is when sinful people receive favor they don’t deserve. Romans 5:20 says, “The law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” The son’s sin increased, but the Father’s grace increased more.
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Delayed obedience often disguises itself as “not the right time.”
The Jews in Haggai’s day did not oppose rebuilding God’s house. They simply postponed it while other responsibilities took priority. What seemed temporary became sixteen years of neglect.
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The Jews stopped rebuilding the temple "temporarily." It lasted 16 years.
Nobody plans to neglect the things of God for a decade. It happens one ordinary day at a time.
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