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Grace
Bible
study on grace.
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Tit. 2:11
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God's grace has appeared to all men.
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Objectively, "grace" means that which bestows pleasure,
delight, joy, or causes favorable regard.
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Subjectively, "grace" means the friendly disposition
of mind to bestow a kindly act, undeserved favor.
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God's grace is only contacted in Christ (Eph. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:9;
2:1; 2:10) though it has appeared to all men (Tit. 2:11). We enter
into Christ through baptism (Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27).
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2 Tim. 1:9
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The grace of God was given to us in Christ before time began (2
Tim. 1:9) according to God's predetermination (Acts 15:18; Eph.
chp. 1-2).
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Rom. 3:24; 2 Tim. 2:1, 10
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Grace and salvation are in Christ. We enter Christ through baptism
(Rom. 6:3; Gal. 3:27).
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Rom. 5:1-2
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We access God's grace through Christ by faith.
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Salvation is a free gift (by God's grace) to those who are in Christ
(Rom. 5:1-2, 15; 6:23).
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Eph. 2:8-10
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We are saved by grace through faith, not of works. We are God's
workmanship for good works.
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Gen. 6:8; 1 Pet. 3:20- 21
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Noah was saved by grace. Yet, he had to obey God and build the
ark by faith to be saved from the flood (Gen. 6:14-22; Heb. 11:7).
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We are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8). Faith demands that
we obey God (Rom. 1:5; 16:26; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 11:1-40). The antitype
which now saves us is baptism (1 Pet. 3:20-21).
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Gal. 5:4
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Christians can fall from grace.
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Some Christians will depart from the faith (1 Tim. 4:1-5; Heb.
3:12).
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Christians, who return to a life of sin, crucify again for themselves
the Son of God (Heb. 6:4-6).
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Christians can sin willfully, trampling the Son of God underfoot
and counting the blood of the covenant with which they were sanctified
a common thing (Heb. 10:26-29).
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We must be diligent not to fall short of God's grace by defiling
ourselves and selling our birthright (Heb. 12:12- 17).
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When a Christian returns to a life of sin, his name is blotted
out of the Book of Life (Rev. 3:3-5).
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Paul delivered two Christians to Satan that they might learn not
to blaspheme (1 Tim. 1:18-20).
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The church must deliver Christians who do not repent of sin to
Satan so that they might be saved (1 Cor. 5:5).
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Also, see APOSTASY.
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Acts 8:22-24; 1 Jn. 1:9- 2:2
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When Christians sin, they have Jesus as their Advocate. They must
repent, pray, and confess their sins for forgiveness.
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