Paul's Epistles Thematic Essay

There were several important themes in Paul’s Epistles the three that are significant to my church and/ or personal life is as follows justification, grace, and faith. Justification has taken many years to totally understand for my walk with Christ. It has been really hard to grasp onto the fact that I do not have to do everything myself. All I have to do is give everything to Jesus and he will be there to help me through whatever it is that I am facing. Last year my husband was in a life threatening work accident and would have lost his life if someone had not been there to put a tourniquet on his leg. My husband is the breadwinner of the family I do not work and have not worked for years. In fact I have been trying to get a job for over a year with no success. The day my husband was rushed to the …show more content…
I am so thankful for God’s grace that he extents to me daily. In Ephesians 2:8 it says “For by grace you have been saved through faith”(Bible Gateway, 2011). If it were not for God’s grace I do not know where I would be today. I am far from perfect and know that if it were not for his grace I would never make it to be with him for eternity. I make mistakes daily even though I try not to. I think trying to stay humble helps with not making so many mistakes. I think faith and grace sort of go hand in hand with out each other being put into practice then you essentially have nothing. In order to get grace you have to have faith and visa versa without God’s grace we would not have faith. So many times I know God has extended grace to me and I give him thanks for that. Everyone needs grace and needs to know that God is a gracious God and all we have to do is love him and follow his will four our lives and he will give us all the grace we need. I know that my church believes that God’s grace plays a big part in everyone’s lives because without it we would all be doomed to a life of