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Is Grace Unjust?

Posted on October 31, 2023 by god

Is Grace Unjust? Preacher: Pastor Adelupo Aderemi Father, You are the original Kabiyesi; the sovereign God that cannot be questioned; thank You for the gift of life, thank You for bringing us here again together to … Continue reading →

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that, and before the prophet left the vicinity of the palace, and by all the rules of the book we are not redeemable, and claimed them, and come back home today, and confused at the injustice of grace, and deny how we feel?, and drive the man back home to, and dug new wells, and earns as much as I, and enemies moved in, and equitable, and equity, And Give Us Peace, and God blessed him greatly, and God changed His mind, and God forgave them, and God gave me an example that maybe you own a company, and grace set her free, and he gave me ₦5, and he got to know later at the end of the month when he was preparing the salary that your driver earns ₦400, and he was paying them, and He will draw near to you, And he's angry, and he's working with you, and hears my prayer, and help me avoid sinning again, and honor to Your name, and I don't look at the man that has just crossed me wrong with an evil eyes again, and I shall be turned, and I’d say I'm sorry God, and I’d say I'm sorry I said that, and I’d say sorry to God because He's the One cautioning me, and if you ever find yourself thinking ‘I can do whatever I want because God will forgive me, and it's about God, and it's okay to be angry but Jesus Christ is saying that is wrong, and it’s always bending to pick us up, and join the workers, and love reached out to them for salvation, and make disciples of all nation, and most of the time the Holy Spirit would just caution me, and my sins have separated me from You, and not go out, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You, And of course Hezekiah reacted, and our envy, and preach, and preached, and say Father, and say it's not going to be that again, and say that is wrong, And see what the man said, and shame in the pure stream of His forgiveness, and tell him I've given him 15 additional years, and that was why she was set free, and that's what happens to me too when I get the caution, and that's what Jonah thought of the people of Nineveh, And The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit Be With You All, and the lives of humans, and the Lord says what do you do for the adulteresses?, and the love of God, and the man was happy, and the symbol of grace forgave him, and then He will caution me, and then He’ll draw to you, and then the guy at 9am was thinking that mine must be double, and then you now find out that he has been saved, and they repented, and they were angry, And those of us who are still praying, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life, and to eternal life, and ungracious, and when the hurt they give you goes deep, and You are now saying to me that it's not going to be like that, and you said well, and you say I should forgive, and you see one of them, and you start seeing the offender through God's eyes instead of your own raw emotion, and you worked for 8 hours, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, are you envious because I'm generous?, Argentina, Armenia, As I begin to close this morning, As I was thinking, as you are hurting people too, ask for God to give me that heart of forgiveness, ask for grace to forgive them, asked God, At 4 pm, at the altar call today, At times when people drive in a funny way, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, ‘I just love this person I see’, ₦5000, B.Sc, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, because he's a kind man, because I am good, because I've been given grace’, because she was caught in adultery, because you are generous, before you drive from here to that third gate, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bible says a penny, Bible says draw near to God, Bible says pray for those who mistreat you, big man, blessed be Your name almighty Father, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, bummyla, Burkina Faso, Burundi, but grace is not by merit, But he had interview and he agreed to take ₦400000, but he repented at that last minute, but instead of retaliating or fighting back, But Isaiah was not like that, But somebody will say but I don't feel like forgiving him, but the people made a mistake, but we are all very familiar with the story, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, can you just embrace grace today, Canada, CAR, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christ died for us, Chukwuemeka Obiorah Ogwo, Colombia, come back home, come back sinner, come home sinner, come to Jesus today, Comoros, compared Jonah's position, condemned, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, decide whether grace is unjust or not this morning, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, deserved, Djibouti, does that mean we should go around pretending that nothing is wrong so that we can pretend that we are gracious, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Don't forget you are going to be the judge, don't reject grace this morning, don't take grace for granted this morning, During a drought, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, even though the Ninevites were ungodly people, every shortcoming, Father, Fiji, Finland, first step, For example, for our sake, forgive and move on, France, from the account of the Bible, Gabon, Gambia, Genesis 26:22, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, go, go and join them, go and join those who are working in my farm, go and work, go and work in my farm, God gave Jonah an example of a withered tree, God invites us to wash away our anger and pride, God says I will pay them back, God will fill the emptiness in your life, God's compassion, God's love for humankind extends beyond His chosen people to lost people everywhere, God's love for Nineveh was the love of the Creator for His creatures, Good Morning Dear, grace awaits you, grace does not allow you to do what you like, Grace humbles us but confounds us as well, Grace is a resolve to do good, Grace is a word with a stoop, Grace is available for you, Grace is love applied, Grace is love favoring us when we are not lovable, Grace is love in action, Grace is not justice, Grace is not narcissism, grace is unjust, Greece, Grenada, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc Nigeria, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Ha, Haiti, harmonious to the ear, he, he believed grace, he did not go because he felt that they were bad people, He did not want them to be saved from destruction, he dug to Rehoboth, he felt Nineveh did not deserve to be saved, he felt that it was wrong not to punish them, he felt threatened, he found fruitfulness in the land, he gladly went back to tell Hezekiah that he was going to live, He invites us, he prayed, He said, He said go back to him, he said okay, he saw some people sitting, he saw some people still lying about, he started with those who started at 4p.m, he thought grace was unjust, he took the job, He was about to die, he was already on the cross, He was instructed to go, he went again, he would rather have Nineveh perish than saved to achieve his selfish goal, He's waiting patiently, He's waiting patiently for you to turn around, He's willing to save you, He's willing to save you no matter how far you've gone, Heavenly Father, He’s the heavenly Father waiting for you, here is ₦5000, his driver who would just sit in the car all day from 9 till 5, His love goes beyond any human love, his victims, Holy City, Holy See, Honduras, how can you save them?, how did he come out here, how do you want the prophet to feel?, How sad that so many Christians live out their lives with the attitude of the elder brother, Human, Hungary, I agreed ₦5000 with you, I am truly sorry, I believe that Your son, I can imagine the neighbors of Zacchaeus felt, I can't just forgive him, I cannot forgive a kidnapper, I cannot forgive a rapist, I didn't tell that guy I was going to pay him ₦5, I don't feel like forgiving this person, I don't know about you maybe you're a very wonderful person, I don't know how to define unjust but I I'll define just, I don't know who I can compare with Zacchaeus now, I first called it the ultimate but I later found out that that actually is the penultimate, I gave him ₦5000, I have the grace to do it, I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, I just said stupid man, I know that I have broken your laws, I say things that I should not say, I want us to have a word of prayer this morning, I was meditating on this yesterday, I will be angry, I will pay you ₦400, I worked the whole day, I would say haha, I'll give you what is right, I'll pay you a day’s wage, I'll pay you ₦5, I'll pay you what is right at the end of the day, I'll see myself too later, I'm confessing, I'm going to pay you guys ₦5, I'm grateful for Your grace, I'm just mentioning their names for you, I'm just trying to make it practical, I'm not going to forgive a rapist, I'm sorry I said that, I'm sure his victims must have cried at the injustice of his redemption at the last minute, I'm the only one inside the car, I've been forgiven, I've just been warned this morning about big language, I’d say Father, I’m the only one in the car, Iceland, if I was the accountant I wouldn't be happy too, if I'm part of them, If they had taken her to the Pharisees, If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, if you go out you will meet people and people you meet especially in this Lagos, if you're part of them, impartial, In fact, In Jesus Christ Name, in Jesus wonderful, In Jesus' name I pray, in John 8, in my life, In the Book of Jonah, in the words of Luke 15:6 to rejoice with Him over our new brother or sister in Christ, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, is alive, Is Grace Unjust?, Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own, Is thine eyes evil, Isaac dug wells, Isaac moved on, Isaiah did not feel threatened, Israel, it can be hard to forgive, It cost a lot of money to maintain a website, it is love accepting us when we are not acceptable, it is love redeeming us when in human terms, It is not in our power to save ourselves, it is unmerited favor, it often highlights the worst in us but only in order to bring out the best for us, it says rejoice with me over this new brother that came to Christ, It shows us the bad part of us so that we can be a better person, it took me 12 years to get this ICAN can't thing, it was his lack of grace that made him disobey God's instruction to preach to the people of Nineveh, it was not fair, it's a place for seeking justice, it's a resolve to do good, it's a word that bends, it's going to be like, it's not a permission to do bad, it's not a word that stands round rod, it's not grace, it's okay, Italy, it’s a parable of Jesus Christ, Jamaica, Japan, Jeremiah 31:18 says ‘turn thou me, JESUS CHRIST, Jesus Christ died for my sins, Jesus sent forth His disciples into the entire world to preach the gospel, Jesus told the story, John 3:16, John 8:1-11, Jonah 4:1-11, Jonah felt his reputation as a prophet was threatened, Jonah was angry, Jonah was angry that God saved Nineveh, Jonah was not like that, Jonah was saved by grace from the belly of the whale, Jonah's anger, Jonah's position was that Nineveh deserved to be punished, Jordan, just don't be idle all day, Just is fair, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kill them, Kiribati, known kidnapper but rich, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Let me just make this one even a bit more practical too, Let me just paraphrase the story in two minutes, let's just pray together for just a minute, let's say ₦5, Let’s continue to think about it, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, like I said earlier, like people drive in Lagos, Lithuania, look at his head, love in action, Luke 15:6, Luke 19: 1-10, Luke 23: 40-43, Luke 6:28, Luxembourg, Madagascar, make me forgive, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 20:15 (KJV), Mauritania, Mauritius, May GOD, May God Bless Israel, May God Make His Face Shine Upon Us, May The Grace The Lord Jesus Christ, May The Lord Lift Up His Countenance Upon Us, Maybe, maybe a kidnapper, maybe armed robber, maybe it's a licentiousness, maybe it's arrogance, maybe it's self-centeredness, maybe it's selfishness, Maybe some of us are thinking along that line now because we don't like God to save those who we think are bad people, maybe somebody that is just a scammer around, maybe that's why you are also here today so that God can deal with that issue in your life to just release, maybe that's why you are here, Maybe you are just person like me too, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Narcissism, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, never take revenge, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, NLT says, no, no matter where you are coming from, nobody heard me say it but the Spirit will caution me, nobody was in the car, Nonetheless a non-profit Christian website, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, not about that person, not by might but by Your grace oh Lord, not by power, not permission to do bad, not the really ultimate example of the injustice of grace, not to talk of seeking to now cross him too, Okay, Oman, one or two people came to the altar, or two before we close this service, our fear, our guilt, our Lord Jesus Christ, our mixed emotions are swallowed up in the joy of the kingdom of God, Our topic is “Is Grace Unjust?”, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, people will hurt you, Peru, Philippines, Please forgive me, Please if you have been blessed by this ministry and you are led to support and bless this ministry in return, Please make your donation to this account, Please say this prayer, Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, Poland, Portugal, Praise God, Praise the Lord, pray for the person, precious name we have prayed, prepare your house, Prophet Isaiah, Qatar, reasonable, reminded God about what he has been doing for the kingdom of God, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Romans 12:19, Romans 5:8 says ‘while we are yet sinners, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Salvation Prayers, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, saw some people still haggling, second step, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Shall we bow our heads as we pray this morning, She would have lost her life that day, Sierra Leone, silly, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, So, so people will annoy you, so they will hurt you, so unjust is just the opposite of all these, So what is grace?, so what is unjust?, So when it was 5 and end of the day, so when we define just, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Some of us are so arrogant, some of us take grace as permission to do bad, some of us will feel glad, some of us would say ha, some people were waiting, somebody like Jonah, somebody that had robbed you in one chance before in church, somebody that we all don't like, somebody would have annoyed you, something unexpected happens, sorry for the big language, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Support Our Ministry, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tell God, Thailand, thank You for amazing grace, thank You for divine grace, thank You for heavenly favor, thank You for the charming grace, thank you for your grace, Thank You Jesus, thank You oh Lord for grace, Thank You Very Much For Your Support, that is grace personified, that is love at work, That is the third step, That is the way of grace, that is the way of Jesus, that is the way to practice graciousness, that made me lose my whatever I lost?, that means God turn me, that one saved?, that was why I believe how the neighbors of Zacchaeus felt, that would be justice, that's a good example of somebody who has grace, that's fine, that's like this case, that's one of those who think grace was unjust, that's what God has, that's who a narcissist is, That’s what we always say, that’s when the man told him that he was unjust, The accusers of the woman that was caught in adultery, the Bible says they left the scene one after the other probably dejected, the Book of Jonah illustrates the biblical truth that God does not desire anyone to perish but desires all people to come to repentance, the call to you is like the call to that prodigal, The court of law is not a place for seeking grace, the elder brother in the story of the prodigal son, the elder brother syndrome, The fact is that as we are in this world with other imperfect humans, the first step towards healing is acknowledging your feeling, the grace of God is unfathomable, the heavenly Father is a gracious Father, The last thing I know was he was in cell in Kirikiri, the law will punish you, the life that is according to the righteous will of God, the man did not hear me, the man that worked for 1 hour, The older brother in the story of the prodigal son was angry that the father welcomed the errant son back home, the one that Jesus Christ said you will meet me in Paradise today because he repented, the One who can forgive every sin, the only way to avoid is maybe stay inside your room, The passage we read earlier, the prodigal son was welcomed back by a gracious father, The robber at the cross, The story of the worker in the vineyard is an example of what men describe as injustice of grace, The truth is, The ultimate injustice of grace was sending Jesus to the world as a man to die for the sin of men, The ultimate was the robber at the cross, The woman the people around caught in adultery, the word of love is becoming flesh, then grace is not happening to you, there's no way to avoid it, There’s another story in the Bible about some people who felt grace was unjust, They are herdsmen, they encountered, they kidnappers, they kill people, they need to die, they rape people, they should be in the hottest part of hell, they should be killed, they went there, they went to grace, they were hoping that he would be sent to the hottest part of hell, they will hurt us, they will keep offending me if I forgive them, third step, this one?, this praise God, those guys raped people in our compound, those of us who don't even know this grace, those who hurt us, those who say grace is unjust, Timor-Leste, to be like Christ, to be the symbol of grace, to forgive that person that I find so hard to forgive, to forgiveness, To help us continue in the spreading of The GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST to every corner of this world, to let grace take charge, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward, Togo, Tonga, took her to grace, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, UAE, Uganda, Uk, Ukraine, Uncategorized, unfair, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States of America, unjust is the opposite of just, unreasonable, upright, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, warfare prayer point, Warfare Prayer Points, was resurrected from the dead, was sent to King Hezekiah in the Book of 2nd Kings 20: 1-6 to tell the king that he was going to die, was unjust not to punish Nineveh, We are like that, we are saved by grace, we can read when we get home, we can see the story in Genesis 26: from verse 2, we feel like that, we find that our inner anger, we know the story very well, we live in this world with imperfect human beings, We Pray, We pray oh Lord that as we go out of here this morning, we read about it, we return glory, we return praise, we Serve Bless You A Million Times in return, we thank You this day, we will live the graceful life, we've been talking about symbol of grace, we’ll say that, were also not happy that grace saved her, what is your problem, what that means in effect is that if you love yourself too much, what type of prophet will this man say I am?, what would have happened to her?, when he finally obeyed, when I forgive, When we share our Father's delight in the lost being saved, When you do that, when you forgive, when you just love yourself, While others are praying, while we are yet sinners, Why, why is grace so unjust?, why should I forgive a kidnapper?, Why should I forgive a rapist?, Why should I forgive him?, Why should I forgive that horrible boss that sacked me from the office, why should the driver be earning the same?, why would you want to save them?, with the withering of the tree, work till 5:00 pm, Yemen, you and me, you are even imperfect as well, you are hurt, you are not at home, you are the judge, you can't tell what God has tell us to go, you don't even know home, you don't know these people, you don't know what he did to me, you feel a bit pacified, You got what we agreed, you guys don't have work to do, you guys go and join them too, you have a company, You have no business doing that but it's okay for me to stand here, you have some people that are just horrible people, you hired an accountant, you know he was a robber, You know people did not like him, You may say well, you need to draw first, you pay your driver ₦400, You sent me to him to say he will die I prophesied, you shouldn't be angry because the man was generous, You want to know this Jesus we are talking about, you will be set free by grace but justice will punish you, you'll be angry, you're going to die, you've left home, you’ve never had an encounter with this symbol of grace, Your amazing grace, your heart softens, Zambi, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment