Riches of God's Grace

 

If I believe in Christ, what then will be there for us?

It is only natural to ask what do we get for believing in Christ. In our text Peter is asking what will he get for leaving all and following Christ.

Matthew 19:27

[27]Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?"

Jesus' answer is:

Matthew 19:28-30

[28]And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

[29]And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

[30]But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.

So let us ask ourselves the same question, what do we get for believing in Christ. The original list by Dr. Chafer listed 33 benefits, he called them riches of grace:

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/chafer_lewis/salvation/salv06.cfm

Since then, other students build on this list. I even saw one with 63 benefits and even another with 217 benefits for believing in Christ. Here are some documents on these benefits:

https://www.lbible.org/index.php?proc=fea&fid=42

https://expreacherman.com/36-amazing-things/

Html file for those who wanted to share the 40 Grace Gifts:

http://egracebiblechurch.org/forty.htm

The important thing is not how many are enumerated but how many of these positional blessings can you make a reality in your life? And these are nothing compared to the rewards that await at the Bema seat, including position pf ruling mentioned in our above passage. Truly those who believe in Christ will not be disappointed.

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