The grace of God. The grace of God is the engine that drives the life of a successful Christians, grace is the pleasure that moves God to create and love man(Rev4:11,psalm135:6). what is grace? Grace in mentioned 170 times in the Bible. Consider some of the ways it can be defined: 1. Grace is Gods unmerited favor of Christ Jesus. That is, grace is God doing good for us that we do not deserve. In the Bible, grace and mercy are like two heads of the same coin. Mercy is God withholding judgment or evil that I deserve; grace is God giving me blessing or good that I do not deserve. Because of Gods mercy, I do not receive the judgment of God against my sins; because of Gods grace, I receive eternal life and a promise of heaven though I do not deserve them. Both mercy and grace come to me though the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace can also be defined as Gods sufficiency or Gods fullness in the life of the believer. God told Paul, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). TYPES OF GRACE. 1. Saving Grace: This dimension or facet of grace helps the unbeliever to come to Christ and become saved from hell and born into the kingdom of God. Ephesians 2:8-9 says “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” 2. Enabling Grace: We are saved by grace (saving grace), but then enabling grace supplies the ability to live Christ honoring lives. This enabling grace also empowers us to follow the leading of the holy spirit–to hear God speaking to us. Enabling grace helps us to fulfill our various callings and honor Christ with our lives. A good verse to help explain this grace by which we live is 1 Corinthians 15:10 where Paul testified, But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. It was Gods grace that made him what he was. It was Gods goodness working in him that made him the great servant of God he was. So, obviously, we also need the grace of God. We need it first of all for salvation. Without the grace of God, we cannot have eternal life. However, we also need the grace of God for our daily walk with God. We are weak and prone to stray. Jesus told us that we can do nothing without Him (John 15:5) But God provides daily strength through His grace working in us. We should seek this grace for living from him. Then, we should believe that He will provide what He has promised and walk with assurance that His grace is working in us Brothers and sisters it time that you understand that you are under grace not under laws if you believe say Amen
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:20:34 +0000
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