Grace

Grace

What is grace?

Grace is God giving the greatest treasure to the least deserving—which is every one of us.

Grace is a fantastic gift from God!

Grace is the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.

Grace is God choosing to bless us rather than curse us as our sin deserves. It is His benevolence to the undeserving.

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Dictionary;

1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification

b : a virtue coming from God .

The freely given, unmerited favor and love of God.
The influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.
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The main idea of grace is divine means of help or strength, given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ.

Grace cannot suffice without total effort on the part of the recipient.

It is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.

It is truly the grace of Jesus Christ that makes salvation possible. This principle is expressed in Jesus’ parable of the vine and the branches.

God is the instigator of grace, and it is from Him that all other grace flows.

Acts 20;32

And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Ephesians 2;8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Psalms 45;2

You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Psalm 84;11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Proverbs 1;9

Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.

Zechariah 12;10

“I pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

Luke 2;40

The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

John 1;14

[ The Word Made Flesh ] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1;17

For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

Acts 4;33

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.

Acts 6;8

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 11;23

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord.

Acts 14;3

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

Acts 15;11

"But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”

Acts 20;24

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20;32

And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctify

to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 3;24

being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 4;16

For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Romans 5;15

But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

Romans 5;17

For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5;21

so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6;14

For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 11;6

But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.

Romans 12;3

For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Romans 12;6

Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith.

Romans 6;20

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you

timothy skon, Chaplain
serving others, guided by Jesus
5/12/15