It Is Not Saving Faith

The Cost Of Food In The Kingdom Is Hunger For The Bread Of Life.

If You Are Sufficient For Your Task, It's Too Small.

This Is The Centre Of The Gospel - This Is What The Garden Of Gethsemane And Good Friday Are All About - That God Has Done Astonishing And Costly Things To Draw Us Near.

We Can Say That True Gratitude Does Not Give Rise To The Debtor's Ethic Because It Gives Rise To Faith In Future Grace. With True Gratitude There Is Such A Delight In The Worth Of God's Past Grace, That We Are Driven On To Experience More And More Of It In The Future...it Is Done By Transforming Gratitude Into Faith As It Turns From Contemplating The Pleasures Of Past Grace And Starts Contemplating The Promises Of The Future.

At One Level, The Message Of The Book Of Ruth Is That The Life Of The Godly Is Not A Straight Line To Glory, But They Do Get There.