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PART
TWO ADDENDUM “G”
GRACE,
GRACE, WONDERFUL GRACE
(A
SYLLABUS-NKJV)
It would seem that whenever
we attempt to bring ourselves into conformity to the Word of God, we immediately
begin to sense the absolute need for God’s grace. It should become evident at that time, that the total
depravity of our nature is the basic reasoning behind this immediate necessity for God’s
unlimited and unmerited grace. We
cannot begin to understand God’s grace, until we come to understand the total
depravity of our own corrupt human nature.
Only then will we understand that God’s grace, which freely flows out
through Christ's complete atonement upon the cross, always extends far beyond our
widest expectations.
So for grace to be grace, it must stand by itself: unaided and unimpeded.
Our common salvation comes
through the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 15:11 "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ* we shall be saved in the same manner as they (God’s first peoples
Israel)."
The GRACE of God is
the true gospel, and/
The evangelized gospel is
the visible manifestation of the GRACE of God.
Acts 20:24 "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life
dear to myself,* 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.
GRACE brings God’s
justification to us through the reconciliation that is available through
Christ’s atonement.
Romans 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus,
GRACE is complete
within itself,
GRACE is a free gift
from God, and
God’s GRACE covers
all of our sins.
Romans 4:4-8 Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but
as debt. ¶ But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the
ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes
the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works:
"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are
covered; Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin."*
Gal 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept
for the faith which would afterward be revealed.
Hebrews 11:1 ¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.
v.16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that
the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law
(God’s first peoples Israel), but also to those
(the New Testament covenant believers)
who are of the faith of
Abraham, who is the father of us all.
Jesus is the only way for
anyone to get to God’s Grace,
Christ’s faith is our only
access into God’s Grace, and
Grace is the only
place where anyone can stand and rejoice in God’s glory.
Romans 5:2 Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in
which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Gal 5:4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be
justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
GRACE brings us the
gift of righteousness and life eternal: where
God’s GRACE always
exceeds the measure of our sin.
Romans 5:17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one,
much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness
will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)
Romans 5:20-21 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But
where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death,
even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
We are completely covered by
God’s GRACE: where
God’s Grace gives
us complete absolution of sin.
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not
under the law, but under grace.
Faith is given as a
free gift from God: and the gift of Faith is given by God
to every person by measure.
Romans 12:3 ¶ For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who
is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to
think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
Remember Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.
God’s GRACE
surrounds our various individual gifts: Where the measure of our faith
determines the proportion of our various gifts.
Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is
given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our
faith;
Our individual labor for the
Kingdom that can be visibly seen, is the evident manifestation of God’s GRACE
that is working within us. And
recognizing the futility of our own efforts in this labor, we must be
constrained from taking any of the credit.
Only then will we be able to give God the whole glory for all of the
successes that we might experience.
1 Cor 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward
me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but
the grace of God which was with me.
God’s GRACE, in
every circumstance, is all sufficient for us.
2 Cor 12:9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My
strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather
boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
GRACE is that secure
abode provided by God, where we must actively seek to reside in.
Gal 1:6 ¶ I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called
you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
God’s GRACE is the
instrument by which we are called.
Gal 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb
and called me through His grace,
GRACE is a Spiritual
encounter.
Gal 6:18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Amen.
Redemption, forgiveness, and
salvation are intimate attributes of God’s GRACE.
Eph 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of
sins, according to the riches of His grace
Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with
Christ (by grace you have been saved),
God’s GRACE is the
instrument by which we are saved: Then FAITH is the conduit through which
GRACE is delivered.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God,
GRACE is a specific
dispensation in God’s table of time.
Eph 3:2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God
which was given to me for you,
GRACE is a gift that
comes directly from the throne of God.
Eph 3:7-8 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace
of God given to me by the effective working of His power. ¶ To me, who am less
than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Our good communication
ministers God’s Grace to others.
Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good
for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
God’s GRACE is
exactly the same for all.
The gospel of God’s GRACE
is confirmed by our active defense of it.
Phil 1:7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I
have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and
confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
God’s GRACE was
predestined to the elect before the worlds began.
2 Tim 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not
according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was
given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
God’s GRACE brings
salvation to us all.
Titus 2:11 ¶ For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to
all men,
God’s GRACE is the
instrument of justification.
Titus 3:7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs
according to the hope of eternal life.
GRACE reflects the
essence of God.
GRACE extends the
mercy of God.
GRACE is our only
real help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we
may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
The Holy Spirit of God
brings God’s GRACE to each of us:
The Holy Spirit is the
present manifestation of God’s GRACE.
Hebrews 10:29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be
thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of
the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit
of grace?
God’s GRACE was
prophetic.
1 Peter 1:10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched
carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
The full manifestation of GRACE
is predicted with Christ’s return.
1 Peter 1:13 ¶ Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and
rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the
revelation of Jesus Christ;
All saints are stewards of
God’s abundant GRACE.
1 Peter 4:10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another,
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Our sanctification is
visibly manifested when we demonstrate our growth in God’s GRACE.
2 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 forever.
Amen.