Temario Semana de Oración JA - Ingles Asociación General

DAY 2
BY GRACE ALONE
(Sola Gratia)
A COMPLETELY FREE GIFT!
What do you think God is like? Although no one has ever seen God, we have a certain view of
him that we have formed in our minds. We form these views by referring to pictures that we
are familiar with; pictures drawn from our early childhood and the rest of our life journey up
to date. For some of us, God is like a wonderful father who looks upon us with kindness, and
who always has an answer for our questions and problems. He has no office hours and he
doesn’t have to be bribed to be convinced to help us. Others might think of a friendly old
grandpa with white hair, a long beard, and kind eyes; someone who is prepared to turn a blind
eye to our faults, but is also someone who can easily be fooled.
Yet others might view God as a strict overseer and judge who always threatens with consequences
and punishment as soon as they do something wrong; someone who is unmerciful and
unpredictable; someone who is never satisfied, however hard you try. That was precisely the kind
of concept most people had of God during the late Middle Ages. They viewed God as a hardhearted
judge who demands more from us human beings than we could ever manage to do or
fulfill. That was also the concept of God that Martin Luther grew up with.
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