5.2: God's Grace is Free and Undeserved: Do You Have a Hard Heart?

<p>When we lived in upstate New York, my mom had a rose garden on the side of the house. Mom liked to experiment with grafting. She'd take a branch from say a white rose bush and graft it into the stem of say a red one. Did we get pink roses? Or were they red with white lines? I don't remember. All I know is she had fun doing it and waiting to see the results.</p> <p>Also, every so often, we'd have a crazy spring and we'd get a late frost. It would burn some of the rose branches. Mom would have to prune them and when the weather got warmer, the whole bush would be more robust.</p> <p>Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, explains in Romans 11 that the <a href="https://giselleaguiar.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/why-dont-most-jews-believe-that-jesus-is-the-messiah/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jews</a> who don't believe are not totally shut out, but the Gentiles are grafted in, adopted into the family of God.</p> <p><a href="https://giselleaguiar.wordpress.com/2020/05/02/gods-grace-is-free-and-undeserved-do-you-have-a-hard-heart/"><em><strong>Read along with my blog....</strong></em></a></p> <p><em><strong>If you want the assurance of a 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven, this is what you have to do…</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Believe. Repent. Be Baptized. Receive the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Pray this prayer humbly and wholeheartedly…</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You died for my sins. Please forgive me. Right now, I turn from my sins and open the door of my heart and life to you. I confess You as my personal Lord and Savior. I will follow you for the rest of my life. Thank You for saving me. In Jesus' name, Amen.”</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>Soli Deo Gloria -- to God Alone be the Glory!</strong></em></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seek-the-truth/message