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Right action- that is motivated by right affection- that is informed by right doctrine- will change the world. 

What is grace?

WHO is grace?

-His name is Jesus.

Matthew 13:17 

For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

One cannot truly claim to be a recipient of “saving grace” without also being a pupil of “training grace.”

What do you deny?

“Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world” - Mahaney

Romans 8:11 

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Prosdokia 

-Noun/Verb: To wait, look for, anticipate, hope, welcome.

· He came the first time to save the soul of man; He will come a second time to resurrect the body.

· He came the first time to a crucifixion; He will come a second time to a coronation.

· He came the first time to a tree; He will come a second time to a throne.

· He came the first time in humility; He will come a second time in glory.

· He came the first time and was judged by men; He will come a second time to judge all men.

Malachi 3:17-18 

“On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

Affections affect everything

Orthodoxy (right belief) leads to orthopathy (right affection) that produces orthopraxy (right action). 

Sound doctrine helps us delight in God, by teaching us how delightful God is. 

Right action- that is motivated by right affection- that is informed by right doctrine- will change the world.