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Biblical References...
Numbers 6:24-26...
The Lord bless
you and keep you;
the Lord make
his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift
up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
2nd Chronicles 8:9...
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet
for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2nd Chronicles 30:8...
Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and
come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your
God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
Nehemiah 9:31...
Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake
them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Psalms 103:8...
The Lord is merciful
and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Isaiah 30:18...
Therefore the Lord waits
to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is
a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
Isaiah 55:7...
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him
return to the Lord,
that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly
pardon.
Joel 2:13...
and rend your hearts and not your garments. ”Return to the Lord your
God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast
love; and he relents over disaster.
John 1:14...
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory
as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John
1:16-17...
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:33...
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
Acts
14:3...
So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness
to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts
15:11...
But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just
as they will.”
Acts
20:24...
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I
may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to
testify to 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
sanctified.
Romans
1:7...
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace
to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans
3:23-24...
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and
are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus,
Romans
4:16...
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace
and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but
also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Romans 5:1-2...
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Through
him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand,
and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans
5:15...
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s
trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that
one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Romans
5:20-21...
Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace
abounded all the more, so
that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness
leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans
6:1-2...
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
By
no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
Romans 6:14-15...
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under
grace.
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By
no means!
Romans 11:6...
But if it is by grace, it is
no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
Romans
12:3...
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself
more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each
according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Romans 16:20...
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you.
1st Corinthians 15:10...
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.
On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the
grace of God that is with me.
2nd
Corinthians 8:7...
But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all
earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace
also.
2nd
Corinthians 9:8...
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all
sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
2nd Corinthians 12:9...
But he said to me, “My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power
of Christ may rest upon me.
2nd
Corinthians 13:14...
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit be with you all.
Galatians 2:21...
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Ephesians
1:7...
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace,
Ephesians
2:4-5...
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when
we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ... by grace
you have been saved.
Ephesians
2:8-9...
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.
Ephesians 4:7...
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
2nd Thessalonians 2:16...
To all those in Rome who are loved by God
and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
2nd
Timothy 1:9...
who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but
because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before
the ages began.
2nd
Timothy 2:1...
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
Titus 2:11-14...
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training
us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled,
upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting
for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior
Jesus Christ, who
gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for
himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Titus
3:7...
so that being justified by his grace we might
become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Philemon 1:25...
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Hebrews 4:16...
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews
13:9...
Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the
heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those
devoted to them.
James
4:6...
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives
grace to the humble.”
1st
Peter 1:13...
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your
hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus
Christ.
1st
Peter 4:10...
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of
God’s varied grace:
1st Peter 5:10...
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called
you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen,
and establish you.
2nd
Peter 1:2...
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus
our Lord.
2nd
Peter 3:18...
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him
be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Revelation 22:21...
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
Discussion thoughts...
The
best way
to understand God's Grace is to simple read the verses above that talk about
God's Grace in many, many, many different ways! The simple fact that there
are so very many, many, many, many verses dealing with grace is in itself a very
good indication of how important God's Grace is!!!
Other thoughts (verses that make you think!)...
(1)
Galatians 2:21 is a fascinating
verse...
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if
righteousness (forgiveness) were through the law, then Christ died for no
purpose.
(2)
The first part of
1st Corinthians 15:10 is another wonderful verse...
But by the grace of God I am what I am.
(3) 1st Peter 4:10 tells us that as good stewards
of God's Grace, we must use that Grace to serve one another!
(4) And maybe the most important verse of all... Ephesians
2:8-9... 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 man's works...
(5) According to theologians Gods Grace is defined as "undeserved favor"...
Grace cannot be earned; it is something that is freely given!
(6)
John 1:16-17 is a verse that really makes you think about what it really says...
the law was given through Moses; Grace came
through Jesus Christ.
My Beliefs...
(1) All aspects of God's creation
involves His Grace... that you and I exist, that the sun shines and the rain
falls, that His grace keeps us safe and secure in Him both NOW and through
eternity, that our salvation and eternal life is because of His Grace!
(2)
God's Grace does not come to a lucky few... God's Grace is
available and freely given to all who believe in Christ!
(3) Romans 3:23-24 ties it all together in one verse... for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift,
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
IN SUMMARY... God's Grace provides the means by which we can live our eternal
life in Heaven; but first we must believe in Christ Jesus, pray to God daily for
forgiveness of our sins, and believe that Jesus died and shed his blood for our
sins!
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