From the Archives: You Are a Child of Covenant Grace

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us that we should be called children of God; and so we are."
-1 John 3:1a

From the June 2, 2025 Word From the Pastor:

Beloved Kinney,

This past Sunday we reflected on the difference between being a child of covenant grace and being a child of common grace. If you remember, I described common grace as “any good we experience from God in this life beyond immediate judgment for sin but short of salvation.” Non-Christians, unbelievers, those who don’t know God in a redemptive way… only experience common grace. But we who are in union with Christ through faith experience covenant grace.

Listen to a few ways the Bible describes your identity as a child of covenant grace. Because God has loved you with a unique, covenant love, you are…

• An heir of the world (Rom. 4:13)
• Protected from the schemes of the enemy (Eph. 6:13)
• Empowered by God (1 Cor. 1:18) 
• Being transformed into Christ’s likeness (2 Cor. 3:18) 
• Fully equipped for everything you need to live a godly life (1 Pet. 1:3) 
• Liberated from sin’s enslaving hold (Rom. 6:14) 
• Covered in Christ’s righteousness (Rom. 4:5) 
• A prized inheritance of God himself (Eph. 1:18)
• Awaiting a glorious inherence too beautiful for words (2 Cor. 4:17-18)

I hope that encourages you. Do you know yourself in this way? Find comfort in your identity as a child of covenant grace!

Love,
Pastor Josh