Saturday, April 29, 2017

The Significance of the Grace of Christ

1. Provides salvation.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

2. Encourages Faith.

Acts 18:27

And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,

3. Justifies freely.

Romans 3:24

 And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

4. Brings eternal life.

Romans 5:21

So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

5. Overcomes sin.

Romans 6:14

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

6. Enables choice.

Romans 11:5

So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

7. Perfects weaknesses.

2 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.

8. Calls individuals.

Galatians 1:15

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,

9. Makes rich.

2 Corinthians 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.

10. Teaches.

Titus 2:12

Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

11. Produces faith – Produces love.

1 Timothy 1:14

The grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus

12. Gives encouragement – Gives hope.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

April 29, 2017

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