How do Christians find favor with God?

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Now then, my children, listen to me;​
blessed are those who keep my ways.​
Listen to my instruction and be wise;​
do not disregard it.​
Blessed are those who listen to me,​
watching daily at my doors,​
waiting at my doorway.​
For those who find me find life​
and receive favor from the LORD.​
But those who fail to find me harm themselves;​
all who hate me love death.
(Proverbs 8:32-36)​
 
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Let love and faithfulness never leave you;​
bind them around your neck,​
write them on the tablet of your heart.​
Then you will win favor and a good name​
in the sight of God and man.
(Proverbs 3:3-4)​
 
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In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God ​
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. ​
(2 Chronicles 33:12)​
 
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MessageOfTheCross said:
How do Christians receive a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God? Gal. 2:21
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Well, according to Paul's explanation, which you referenced Gal. 2:21, it's accepting God's grace through Christ Jesus, while not regressing and trying to earn one's favour with God, by works. Grace comes by accepting the mercy that God offered to us when he removed the yoke of the Law by his son's final atoning sacrifice, and by us submitting and subordinating ourselves to his first-born of creation, and first-born from the dead, Christ Jesus. Grace means unmerited favour, and it is only through Christ Jesus where are sins are expiated, and where we find propitiation with God i.e. unmerited acceptance.
Remaining in faith in Christ Jesus for the removal of our sins and not relying on ourselves or the Law, in order to attain God's unmerited favour, is the manner in which to receive continuous grace.
 
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How do Christians receive a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God? Gal. 2:21
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Christians, having already believed in Jesus Christ unto salvation, already have a continuous, uninterrupted flow of grace from God. They need not strive to obtain it, but only recognize and walk in it.
 
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Our Faith must be placed and maintained exclusively in Jesus Christ and the Finished Work at Calvary's Cross where the victory was won. Romans 8:2

This the only way the Believer receives a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God (the help of the Holy Spirit). Misplace faith stops "GRACE" immediately (Gal. 2:21). Why?
 
MessageOfTheCross said:
Your Word for Today

“Let us therefore fear, lest, a Promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the Word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them who heard it. Seeing therefore it remains that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief (Heb. 4:1-2, 6).

It is my belief that Paul wrote the Book of Hebrews. Whoever wrote it had to have a profound knowledge of the Law, the New Covenant, and the Cross. Concerning these subjects, no one had such knowledge as did Paul.

The Book of Hebrews concerns Christian Jews, who, through discouragement or whatever reason, were turning their backs on Christ, so to speak, and going back into Judaism. In effect, the entirety of this most important Epistle is written as a warning that the Cross of Christ must not be abandoned. If it is, spiritual tragedy is the conclusion!

There is only one way that a person can “enter into His rest,” and that is by accepting Christ and what Christ did at the Cross. When this is done, and the Believer maintains his Faith in Christ and the Cross, the Believer enters into a “spiritual rest” that Jesus described as “more abundant life” (Jn. 10:10). In fact, this “rest” was symbolized during the time of Law by the “Sabbath.” Of course, when Jesus came, the Sabbath was totally fulfilled. One does not need the symbol when one has the Substance! As one now properly follows Christ, it is the same thing as keeping the Sabbath once was, which, incidentally, was Saturday.

The pronoun “us” in Verse 2 refers to those alive in Paul’s day, which continues even unto the present. The pronoun “them” refers to Israel in the wilderness. The Word was preached to those in the wilderness, but “not being mixed with faith in them who heard it,” it did not “profit them.” Carrying forth the same thought, Paul also stated to the Galatians, “If you be Circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing” (Gal. 5:2). The principle is the same!

One must have Faith in Christ and what Christ did at the Cross in order for the “Word” to be of profit. People can study the Word, memorize the Word, and quote the Word; however, if their faith doesn’t make Christ and the Cross its sole Object, then again there is no profit. Regrettably, that’s the place and position in which the modern Church, for the most part, now finds itself.

As Verse 6 proclaims, the major problem is “unbelief.”

At a given point in my life and Ministry, it seemed like total wreckage would be the end result. I simply did not know what to do! How is it possible for the Believer to live a victorious, overcoming Christian life, and do so on a consistent basis, guaranteeing the defeat of Satan and all evil spirits?

I well remember the day I laid my Bible on the table and stated, “I do not presently know the answer to that, but I know the answer is in the Bible, and, by the Grace of God, I’m going to find it.” That was the best decision I’ve ever made. I did find it, and in a capacity that I never dreamed possible. In 1997, the Lord began to open up to me the Revelation of the Cross. It was not something new, actually that which He had already given to the Apostle Paul. But, regrettably, it is new to most of the present Church world. In fact, most Christians have no idea whatsoever as to the part the Cross plays in their Sanctification.

I watched the Denomination with which I had been associated for many years reject the Word of God and embrace humanistic psychology. I turned to the Bible, while they turned to the world.

Why did they do this?

For the same reason that Paul addresses in this Fourth Chapter of Hebrews. The reason was, and is, unbelief! They simply do not believe that what Jesus did at the Cross, and one’s Faith in that Finished Work, can guarantee victory in every capacity. But it most definitely can!

There is no bondage, perversion, sin, transgression, or problem that Jesus didn’t address at the Cross. As a result, total and complete victory, and in every capacity, can belong to the Child of God. In fact, it is meant to belong to the Child of God.

Our Lord paid a great price for this victory, and it certainly should be understood that He desires that we have all for which He paid such a price! (Rom. 6:1-14; I Cor. 1:17-18, 23; 2:2; Gal. 6:14).”

— Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)
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There is no need for you to turn this thread into your daily dose of Swaggart. One thread on that subject is more than enough.
 
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Psalm 40:4
Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
 
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GracethroughfaithinChrist said:
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Psalm 40:4
Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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If you attempt to do this in your own ability, i.e., performance, i.e., works, the Apostle Paul says you become a "transgressor." Gal. 2:18

No man or woman can keep their mind on the Lord unless it is through the power of the Holy Spirit!!!!!!!

Our Faith must be placed and maintained exclusively in Jesus Christ and the Finished Work at Calvary's Cross where the victory was won. Romans 8:2

This the only way the Believer receives a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God (the help of the Holy Spirit). Misplace faith stops "GRACE" immediately (Gal. 2:21). Why?
 
MessageOfTheCross said:
How do Christians receive a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God? Gal. 2:21
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I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

This verse has nothing whatsoever to do with your question. It is a response to the Judaizers who wanted to promote the idea that Torah Observance was necessary for Christians.

As to God's grace to Christians, you will note that in almost every epistle, we are told that grace and peace come to us continuously through our Lord Jesus Christ.
 
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MessageOfTheCross said:
If you attempt to do this in your own ability, i.e., performance, i.e., works, the Apostle Paul says you become a "transgressor." Gal. 2:18

No man or woman can keep their mind on the Lord unless it is through the power of the Holy Spirit!!!!!!!

Our Faith must be placed and maintained exclusively in Jesus Christ and the Finished Work at Calvary's Cross where the victory was won. Romans 8:2

This the only way the Believer receives a continuous, UNINTERRUPTED flow of "GRACE" from God (the help of the Holy Spirit). Misplace faith stops "GRACE" immediately (Gal. 2:21). Why?
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Saving faith and grace, are gifts from God. (Ephesians 2:8)

The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29)

Ephesians 2:5-9
even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

2 Corinthians 12:9
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Don't attempt to cheapen God's grace with your words.

His grace is sufficient for all them that He will save.
 
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Nehemiah6 said:
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

This verse has nothing whatsoever to do with your question. It is a response to the Judaizers who wanted to promote the idea that Torah Observance was necessary for Christians.

As to God's grace to Christians, you will note that in almost every epistle, we are told that grace and peace come to us continuously through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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in KJV, this word atheteó is found 16 times
8 times = "despise"
4 times = "reject"
1 time = "bring to nothing"
1 time = "disannul"
1 time = "cast off"
1 time = "frustrate"

i am not sure 'frustrate' has the same connotation today as despise/reject/nullify ?
 
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