Established with grace

Hebrews 13:9 states, "Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace;" Hebrews also tells us in 4:9 - 10 that, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest hath ceased from his own works as God did from His." There are many strange doctrines working around these days, even within the church. The plumb line for all truth is firstly, is it in the word of God and secondly does it take away from the finished work of Christ on the cross. Our hearts need to be strengthened with old truths that are still new. The finished work of Christ is ever new even though it happened years ago and it is what God did for us in His Son Jesus. We can rest in His work and find all of our strength in Him. He has already dealt with every sin and he will deliver us from present problems and habitual sin if we find Him as our resting place. Tomorrow I am going to think about how the doctrine of ancestral curses takes away from the work Christ has done on the cross. Bye for now.