{"id":2503,"date":"2013-06-01T05:22:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T05:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2013-06-01T05:22:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T05:22:03","slug":"accepted-in-the-beloved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014<strong>ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>\u201c\u2026He hath made us accepted in the Beloved.\u201d Ephesians 1:6<\/p>\n<p>For a sinful creature such as I am to be accepted by God is one of  the most amazing declarations of the gospel of Christ. Often to be  accepted by others we must meet certain criteria that is conformable to  their standards and rules, which sometimes may be justified as far as  their understanding and convictions are concerned. However our Lord  declares that sinners are accepted by Him in Christ according to the  riches of His grace. Every sinner that God saves He saves in Christ and  we are all partakers of His grace and are one in Him. All are freely  justified, forgiven, and members of His body. The \u201cus\u201d in the passage  speaks of the \u201coneness\u201d which every believer enjoys in Christ. We are  accepted because God the Father forever loves His people as we are  chosen in Christ, Redeemed by Christ, clothed with the righteousness of  Christ, and therefore accepted in Christ. Being in agreement with God  every believer accepts each other much the same way\u2026as accepted in the  Beloved. Sinners forgiven, sinners justified, sinners accepting each  other because of the sovereign grace of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.  There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God which is  Christ Jesus our Lord. And it is as equally true that nothing can sever  the body of Christ and destroy the love we have for each other because  it is born of God. It is true that while we are in this flesh we will  have disagreements and misunderstandings. But these things should never  cause us to separate ourselves and distance ourselves from the  fellowship of other sinners whom God has accepted in Christ. True, there  can be no fellowship in the gospel with those that do not believe and  preach the true gospel of Christ. But those who love Christ, His gospel  and one another should seek to be ready to forgive, restore and even  give the brother the benefit of doubt. Dogmatism is a good thing if it  is not used as a weapon in the hand of pride. Compromise should be  unheard of if we are certain and understand all the facts. This I  understand, all that are accepted in the Beloved are sinners saved by  the grace of God. We are all just alike in the flesh -sinners, and we  are all alike in Christ \u2013accepted<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Robbins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2014ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED \u201c\u2026He hath made us accepted in the Beloved.\u201d Ephesians 1:6 For a sinful creature such as I am to be accepted by God is one of the most amazing declarations of the gospel of Christ. 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