Is it difficult for you to see God’s grace in the middle of what appears to be a disaster? If you place yourself in the shoes of Christ’s followers at His death, burial, and resurrection, they do not see grace. Micah Tyler’s song “I See Grace” inspired me to consider what Christ’s followers saw instead.
Join me as we consider the curse they saw in God’s most tremendous expression of grace.
In this episode, I discuss the following:
Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
The empty tomb with the stone rolled away - Mark 16:1-8
The curse we’re under without Christ and the curse Christ became - Galatians 3:10-14
The crushing curse for disobeying any of God’s commandments - Deuteronomy 28
“We cannot begin to grasp the significance of the cross or the full measure of the love of God without first having some idea of the biblical concept of the curse.” - R. C. Sproul “God’s Love: How the Infinite God Cares for His Children” - Amazon Paid Link
Considering God’s blessing as the opposite of God’s curse - Numbers 6:22-26