Marks, when you break out of this, I will faint and then when I come to, I will rejoice maybe more than I ever have before!
You don't think I'm asking a fair question? This is forum. It's what we do. He can answer, or not, which is generally what he does. Or anyone else can chime in. Or you can point a finger at me for asking.
Personally, this idea that God's going to curse His own children, I think that should be questioned.
Now a believer has passed from death to life. So that's the first level. But then there is also after that blessing and cursing
I'm interested to see in Scritpure that we are subject to God's curses being born again, the spirit children of God, hidden in Him. Curses? This I question.
So I ask, what does grace mean to you? To me, it is the goodness that flows from God to us, both in adoption and in rebirth, in decree, and a new creation. In faith, and in hope. I believe God's grace is His ability expressed in us to redeem and restore us. And to fail from His grace it to try to do it any other way. Fallen from grace by trying to improve ourselves in the flesh, thinking that we need to keep law to stay saved. That's not grace.
Much love!