Favor

Article: Five Aspects of Grace

Photo courtesy of iStockPhoto/John Langer When you ask most believers today about grace, they would refer to it as undeserving favor from God. One of the greatest elements of God's grace is His undeserving favor toward mankind, and within the biblical text, there are other instances of grace as well. 1. Undeserving Favor. Though Adam sinned and brought death and sin into the generations of man, God loved us so much that He gave His only Son as a sacrifice for our sins (Romans 5:12-15; John 3:16). He did this so that the eternal separation that was made between God and man would be restored - for...

Article: Husbands: Finding Favor with God

Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of Stock.XCHNG.com/andreyutzu Proverbs 18:22 (KJV) - Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. 1. You have found a good thing. When a man finds a wife, he finds a good thing. There may come a time when a man forgets that his wife is his ‘good thing.’ He forgets the days when he knew God told him she was for him. He forgets the brightness of her smile and her laugh. He forgets the good times while remembering bad. He forgets how good his wife is.