Understanding Grace : Understanding Grace Lesson 1
What God’s word says about grace : What God’s word says about grace The Lord is gracious. He is the giver of grace and is the God of all grace. His throne is the throne of grace. The prophets of Old prophesied of the grace that should come unto us.
This grace came by Jesus. He was full of grace, and it is from His fullness that we receive one grace after another. The grace of God was upon Him- gracious words proceeded out of His mouth. It was by grace that He tasted of death for every man. The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of grace. Our message is called, “The Gospel of The Grace of God” and “The Word of His Grace”.
: Grace can be, “seen” and perceived. Grace brings salvation to us. It is through the grace of God that we believe. We are saved by grace. We are justified freely by His grace. We are called by grace into grace. It is grace we are under, and it is grace wherein we stand. We are partakers of grace. Grace teaches us to resist ungodliness and to live righteously. Grace establishes our hearts. Grace builds us up and gives us an inheritance. Grace gives us everlasting consolation and good hope. Grace helps us in the time of need. God’s grace is sufficient to put us over all of life’s difficulties and cause us to reign in life. Grace enables us to serve God acceptably and to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. Our words can minister grace to others. We are to sing with grace in our hearts, and our words are to be seasoned with grace. Grace makes us what we are as it works in us and through us. It is the grace of God that makes us rich and meets our needs. Grace is given to every believer. Grace causes us to be enriched by Him in all utterance and in all knowledge. What God’s word says about grace
What God’s word says about grace : What God’s word says about grace We are told to grow in grace, to be strong in grace, to continue in grace, and to abound in grace.
The Word speaks of great grace, the abundance of grace, the grace of life, the dispensation of grace, His exceeding grace, the riches of His grace, the gift of grace, the manifold grace of God, the true grace of God, and the election of grace.
An individual can come short of grace, receive grace in vain, fall from grace, and frustrate the grace of God. The grace of God can be abused an opportunity for immorality. An individual can do despite unto the Spirit of grace.
God gives more grace to the humble and to the sincere. Grace is multiplied unto us through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, and is obtained by coming boldly before His throne.
Faith and Grace : Faith and Grace Faith and grace work together and can not be separated from each other. Rom 4:13-16
Romans 4 Amp.16Therefore, [inheriting] the promise is the outcome of faith and depends [entirely] on faith, in order that it might be given as an act of grace (unmerited favor), to make it stable and valid and guaranteed to all his descendants--not only to the devotees and adherents of the Law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham, who is [thus] the father of us all.
Faith and Grace : Faith and Grace To someone who doesn’t understand grace properly, faith becomes a formula a work or labor. Eph 2:8-9
Faith is beautiful when grace is understood.
Grace is the most significant word in the Bible. The essence of the doctrine of grace is that, “God is for us when we were against God, and not just in attitude but revealed in person in the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Grace is more than God saving you out of sins but is keeping you.