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Grace

Grace. Theologians have defined grace as: “the  divine influence which operates in humans to regenerate and sanctify, to inspire virtuous impulses, and to impart strength to endure trial and resist temptation; and as an individual virtue or excellence of divine origin.

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Grace

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  1. Grace

  2. Theologians have defined grace as: “the divine influence which operates in humans to regenerate and sanctify, to inspire virtuous impulses, and to impart strength to endure trial and resist temptation; and as an individual virtue or excellence of divine origin. W. Tozer “Grace is the good pleasure of God that inclines him to bestow benefits on the undeserving.” Berkhof “the unmerited operation of God in the heart of man, effected through the agency of the Holy Spirit”. G.R.A.C.E… (Acronym) God’s Riches At Christs Expense

  3. Hebrew • Hesed:steadfast love, loyalty, mercy, loving kindness, goodness • Hen: favour Greek • Charis: focuses on salvation A concise definition is: God’s unmerited Favor Definitions:

  4. GRACE IS NOT… 1/ Weakness… Jesus was never weak… When people encountered Jesus… their lives were changed… Jesus was still a man of Grace… when He overturned the tables of the moneychangers, confronted the religious Jewish authorities and rebuked His disciples… 2/ Licence to sin without being punished… Jesus was never “soft on sin” Jesus commanded His followers to live Holy Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matt 5:48

  5. a/ Grace is the How humans are saved… Eph2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith— Grace is of great importance…

  6. b/ Grace is all through Scripture Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favour (grace) in the eyes of the Lord. Last sentence … Rev 22:21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. Grace is of great importance…

  7. c/ It is a gift from God… so it must be very good! Eph 2:8…it is the gift of God—  Grace is of great importance…

  8. d/ Grace is more about the giver … than the receiver… so Grace reveals God’s character… Grace is of great importance…

  9. e/ God’s grace…is the believers message Paul wrote that “speaking about God’s grace was his ONLY AIM” Acts 20:24 my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Grace is of great importance…

  10. 1/ God’s holiness 2/ Our own condition 3/ The undeserved nature of Grace 4/ Accepting Grace 4 keys to understanding grace

  11. Old Testament was primarily about Law The Law taught God’s character… how to live… to please God… how to live together as a society… the need for sin to be atoned for… the concept of being in covenant relationship Their own condition

  12. New Testament primarily about Grace So, Jesus ended the dispensation of Law… and introduced a new era… John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. The law was only temporary… waiting a time when the Messiah would bring a better way…

  13. 1/ Grace is counter – cultural 2/Grace doesn’t conform to human logic 3/ Grace makes Christianity different to other religions 4/ Grace is confronting

  14. Woman caught in adultery At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

  15. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.

  16. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”“No one, sir,” she said.“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

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