What is grace? It is said that grace is unmerited favour. Paul said, "Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt" (Rom. 4:4). Therefore we can deduct that grace is the reward or blessing that is given to someone when the person did not work for it. It is grace that brought us from sin to righteousness, from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Light. The Word of God says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the Gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9). We were saved by the Grace of God when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and accepted Him into our lives. The Love and Grace of God is seen in what He did for us, in that He raised us up together with Christ Jesus, and seated us together with Him at His Own Right Hand.
"MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY YOUR GOOD WORKS." A startling thought, isn't it? Righteous acts and hard work may be the very things that lock the door to God's salvation, writes D. L. Moody. The faith versus works debate has gone on for two thousand years. Today the confusion continues. How many people, perhaps even you, believe that if they try hard enough, they may be able to escape judgment and receive God's gift of salvation? In God's Abundant Grace, D. L. Moody's words reach forward in time to strip away the layers we've added to God's salvation and lay bare the simple instruction: "To him that worketh not, but believeth to Him,... his faith is counted for righteousness."
What you believe is everything! Unlock the seven powerful, practical principles that will help you overcome fear, guilt, and addiction -- from the international bestselling author and senior pastor of New Creation Church. Believing the right things is the key to a victorious life. In The Power of Right Believing, Joseph Prince, international bestselling author and a leading voice in proclaiming the gospel of grace, unveils seven practical and powerful keys to help you find freedom from every fear, guilt, and addiction. These keys come alive in the precious testimonies you'll read from people across America and around the world who have experienced breakthroughs and freedom from all kinds of bondages-from alcoholism to chronic depression-all through the power of right believing. God intends for you to live with joy overflowing, peace that surpasses understanding, and an unshakable confidence in what He has done for you. Get ready to be inspired and transformed and learn how to win the battle for your mind by developing habits for right believing.
Explore this stunning quality of God’s grace: It never ends! In this revision of a foundational work, John Piper reveals how grace is not only God’s undeserved gift to us in the past, but also God’s power to make good happen for us today, tomorrow, and forever. True life for the follower of Jesus really is a moment-by-moment trust that God is dependable and fulfills his promises. This is living by faith in future grace, which provides God's mercy, provision, and wisdom—everything we need—to accomplish his good plans for us. In Future Grace, chapter by chapter—one for each day of the month—Piper reveals how cherishing the promises of God helps break the power of persistent sin issues like anxiety, despondency, greed, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, misplaced shame, and more. Ultimate joy, peace, and hope in life and death are found in a confident, continual awareness of the reality of future grace.
In a world that often stresses perfection, God's grace gives us the strength to face our imperfections and faults knowing that God's provision is greater than our lack. Through this study, you will uncover the many facets of God's grace, and discover that He can empower you with the ability to extend kindness when others would choose to pull back. Magnificent Grace explores important Bible passages that describe the abundance and sufficiency of God's grace, and illuminates Bible characters who received and displayed God's grace. You will find an open invitation to a deeper relationship with God, no matter what your past decisions or present circumstances may look like. And you will be challenged to not only receive God's grace, but to take it and pour it out on others. Women of Faith Study Guides sold to date: More than 2 million
Pаul reminds uѕ not tо take аdvаntаgе of this grасе, еxасtlу because іt іѕ роѕѕіblе tо dо ѕо (Rоm. 6:1-2). But bесаuѕе it саn be tаkеn аdvаntаgе оf, does nоt аltеr іt оr rеduсе іtѕ роtеnсу and еtеrnаl роwеr. Wе can tаkе аdvаntаgе of it, wе ѕhоuldn't, but that іѕ the very nаturе оf grасе...аlѕо knоwn аѕ thе Father's hеаrt. Just аѕ thе fаthеr оf the prodigal son was grіеvеd, we grіеvе our Father when wе mіѕundеrѕtаnd grасе....but He саn nо more wіthhоld Hіѕ аbоundіng grасе, thаn we саn рull Jеѕuѕ off thе Cross. It is fіnіѕhеd. It іѕ grасе thаt аbоundѕ, thаt breaks thе desire to sin, that makes uѕ new сrеаtіоnѕ, no lоngеr slaves tо sin (nаturе). It іѕ nоt wіll роwеr оr bеhаvіоur mоdіfісаtіоn оr method. It іѕ ѕіmрlу HIM...Hіѕ hеаrt thаt abounds іn Grасе....whісh іn a word is LOVE. Gоd іѕ LOVE. We brіng our sin into thе presence оf Hіѕ аbоundіng grасе and sin іѕ brоkеn. Grасе іѕ thе Fаthеr'ѕ ѕесrеt combination оn the lосk оf sin! He frееѕ uѕ bу Hіѕ grасе, frоm bondage (Rоm. 8:2). Nоt just once аt the moment оf ѕаlvаtіоn but fоr thе rest оf our lives. If wе would оnlу grasp thе Father's heart, His аbоundіng grace wоuld nеvеr be mіѕіntеrрrеtеd аѕ a lісеnсе to ѕіn fоr wе would knоw ѕіn no lоngеr hеld uѕ. Why? Bесаuѕе wе wеrе сruсіfіеd wіth Christ, dead, burіеd аnd resurrected wіth Hіm. Our hеаrtѕ сrу out Abbа, Fаthеr, nо longer slaves, but sons, heirs оf Gоd (Gаl.4:6-7).
At a time when the church needs an urgent wake-up call and a fresh encounter with Jesus, the hyper-grace message is lulling many to sleep. Claiming to be a new revelation of grace, this teaching is gaining in popularity, but is it true? Or is the glorious truth of grace being polluted by errors, leading to backsliding, compromise, and even the abandonment of faith?
GRACE: a small, one syllable, five letter word. In the English language grace can be defined and spoken to bring about a variety of implications. Grace is commonly used as a title when addressing a duke, a duchess or an archbishop. Witnessing a well-mannered, light-footed, dignified lady effortlessly promenading across a ballroom floor could be characterized as grace.The thankfulness that we pray to God before each meal for His abundant provision is often referred to as grace. In music, playing the piano for instance, there is what is called a grace note, a note where the finger just grazes the key before the real note is played. A person promotes grace when they show kindness, courtesy or leniency to others.But there is one grace that is chief of all grace, the grace of the One True God. It is a grace with no boundaries, no requirements, totally unmerited, freely given, others-centered; a love-filled forgiveness that neither demands nor expects anything in return.As our earth's population grows and people and cultures meld together, the word grace seems to be fading from our vocabulary, and sadly, is a rarity to be witnessed in action. I don't believe any of us are born with grace as part of our DNA. We might be able to attain a certain level or degree of grace on our own efforts, but it generally develops into a "selective grace", we pick and choose the recipients of our grace. Overwhelmingly our natural tendency is to demand justice, to snub grace and to bring down the gavel with a sentence of harsh punishment and vengeance.Thankfully there is God's grace. First, thankful that His grace is not selective, He stands ready to shower it on all of us. Second, when we become followers of Jesus, God enables us through the power of the Holy Spirit to live out His grace in our daily lives. That is the only way we can ever genuinely, in a natural supernaturally way, respond to others with God's grace. And God gets the glory, since it's His grace that has saturated our whole being, thus equipping us with His grace.Grace in the Bible highlights scriptures from the Word of God that expresses genuine grace. That grace is then expounded upon to allow the Holy Spirit to encourage us, to exhort us, to give us hope, to humble us, to increase our faith, and best of all to reveal the truth about God's exceedingly abundant grace. Celebrate each day with a scripture of grace and be blessed!
