Robert McLaughlin Bible Ministries
Let your supergrace mental attitude to be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Tuesday, June 19, 2001
[to] [epieikes] over-reasonableness (supergrace mental attitude), fitting, right, equitable, appropriate, mild, gentle, patient, seemly, fair, gentle.
It means total orientation to reality and grace at the same time.
“your” [hemon] this reasonable or supergrace attitude belongs to the person who has reached spiritual adulthood and is going forward into no man’s land.
aor/pass/imp – [gnostheto] = to know, to be cognizant, to be aware of, to perceive.
“to all men” [pasin] [anthropois] to all men.
He is oriented toward God = grace toward self. He is oriented toward man and history = grace toward others and orientation to reality.
[ho] [kurios] = Jesus Christ, “The Lord.”
“near” = [engus] = near concerning place or time, at hand, to have access to God, or nearest.
Near concerning a place, LUK 19:11.
EPH 2:17 – to be near to God in the sense of relationship.
PHI 4:5 Let your supergrace mental attitude be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Being in a position of grace provision, the Lord is near to provide.
Living grace makes it possible for the believer to reach supergrace and understand fully the reality of the grace provision given by God.
MAT 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.”
Near grace makes it possible for the supergrace believer also to advance to ultra supergrace.
ISA 54:17 “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.