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Ephesians 2:8. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. God’s Grace. Ephesians 2:8. What is Grace?. Strong's #5485 unmerited favor, pardon Undeserved forgiveness Webster’s the free unmerited love and favor of God.
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Ephesians 2:8 • 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God
God’s Grace Ephesians 2:8
What is Grace? • Strong's #5485 unmerited favor, pardon • Undeserved forgiveness • Webster’s • the free unmerited love and favor of God
Who Needs Grace? • 1 John 3:4 • 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. • 1 Peter 5:8 • 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Who Needs Grace? • James 1:14-15 • 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death. • Romans 3:23 • 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Who Needs Grace? • Ephesians 2:12 • 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. • Jeremiah 10:23 • 23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
The Gift of Grace • 1 Timothy 2:4 • 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth
The Gift of Grace • John 3:16 • 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. • Psalm 68:20 • 20 Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
The Gift of Grace • 2 Peter 3:9 • 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,[a] not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. • Romans 5:8 • 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The Gift of Grace • 1 Peter 5:10 • 10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. • John 1:17 • 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The Gift of Grace • Galatians 1:6 • 6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, • Titus 2:11-12 • 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
The Gift of Grace • Acts 20:24 • 24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself,[a] so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. • Hebrews 2:9 • 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
The Gift of Grace • Romans 1:16 • 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
How Can We Receive It? • Hebrews 11:6 • 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. • Mark 16:15 • 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature
How Can We Receive It? • Romans 10:17 • 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. • James 2:17 • 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. • Galatians 5:6 • 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
How Can We Receive It? • Acts 2:40 • 40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” • Acts 2:38 • 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
How Can We Receive It? • Mark 16:16 • 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. • Romans 6:1-2 • 6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
How Can We Receive It? • Titus 2:11-14 • 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.