Understanding God's Grace
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Introduction
March Theme - “Growing in Grace”
Need to first Understand God’s Grace
Thesis: Understanding God’s grace and how it relates to man”
Objective
Grace Defined
What Grace is Not
Our Response to Grace
1. Grace Defined
1. Grace Defined
Grace - “Chara” Beautiful, Lovely, Delightful
NT - Joy/Rejoicing, Gratitude
GRACE = God’s favorable attitude and actions towards man
GRACE = God’s favorable attitude and actions towards man
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
2. What Grace is Not
2. What Grace is Not
Freedom to indulge in small vices/sins
Freedom to indulge in small vices/sins
WHY - Good excuses vices and sins because of his goodness
This is why some people believe too much Grace is dangerous
Grace Alone through Faith Alone. Therefore Baptism not necessary for Salvation
Grace Alone through Faith Alone. Therefore Baptism not necessary for Salvation
even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Believe Baptism is a work
Meritorious work
3. Our Response To Grace
3. Our Response To Grace
We contribute nothing to Salvation
We contribute nothing to Salvation
You cannot receive it by earning it
You cannot receive it by exchanging something for it
You cannot receive it because you deserve it
You cannot receive it through knowledge or culture or force or religiosity or magic.
You can only receive Salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
You can only receive Salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
The whole point of God saving man by grace through faith is to reveal the glory of Jesus Christ and the love of the Father.
The whole point of God saving man by grace through faith is to reveal the glory of Jesus Christ and the love of the Father.
The power that saves us is Jesus Christ.
He is the object of our faith. He is the one who saves. He accomplishes our salvation and answers our prayers because, as God, He has the power to do so.
It is not the strength of our faith, it is the object of our faith that makes the difference.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
CONCLUSION
The only way man can be saved is to accept this gift from God by faith.
He cannot earn, deserve, exchange, know or serve God for it.
Faith is the only channel by which the gift of forgiveness and eternal life are received.
However, faith is a living thing, not just a concept; not just a thought.
If grace had not acted, man would not be saved.
In the same way, if faith does not act, does not express itself, does not show itself to be true faith in Christ, it cannot receive salvation.
Salvation
Repentance, confession and baptism are visible ways believers express their faith in Jesus Christ.
They are the way one receives the salvation freely offered.