Friday March 25, 2005

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found.
Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appeared
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
It’s grace that brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Then when we first begun

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But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished– he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:21-26 (NIV)