Beat God to the Punch Quotes

“Following Jesus is a foundational concept in the Synoptics, especially in the Gospel of John.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Jesus is our redemption, the purchase of something that had been lost, by the payment of a ransom. Our ransom isn't from Satan, but from the wrath of God (Rom. 5:9).”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Hebrews 10:4 says, 'For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." This lets us know that all of the sacrifices that have been made never took away sins. Although God valued them-in that their sacrifice was a sign of obedience-they didn't act as an eternal propitiation for our sins.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Grace is not merely an esoteric theological concept, but it is seen and defined most vehemently in a person.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“God not only saves us from something, He also saves us for something.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Real life, for a disciple, is a journey of wrestling with a pattern of faith and loyalty to who Jesus is.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Upon the return of Jesus, all will acknowledge His Lordship. On that day, those who are forced to bow will experience the punch of God's wrath. Those who willingly bow at the appointed time of salvation will be missed by God's wrathful punch because God hit Jesus on their behalf.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Beating God to the punch involves willingly bending one's life to Jesus now, and forever.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Beating God to the punch is about reaching out for what you could have never earned, achieved, or deserved.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life

“Obedience is your moral obligation, but it is never, ever your means of achieving or maintaining relationship with God.”
― Eric Mason, Beat God to the Punch: Because Jesus Demands Your Life