What Is The Grace Of God?

[Optimax]

There are so many "Grace" threads.

Reading through them I wonder what some actually believe what the grace of
God includes.

Unmerited Favor NOT ACCEPTED!


Be specific on what God's grace includes.

I start with the grace of healing.

What do you think grace includes?

 

[Leah]

When I think of grace, being spiritually blessed by God comes to mind.

Spiritual blessings are for everyone who comes to God and He's not prejudice or partial about that. So natually, saying that grace is also His unmerited favor makes sense. No matter what race or sex you are what or church affiliation you are apart of, God is for you!

And besides that, He was for all of us when He sent His Son to die for us! Now if that aint unmerited favor then I don't know what is!

 

[pinetree]

When I think of grace, being spiritually blessed by God comes to mind.

Spiritual blessings are for everyone who comes to God and He's not prejudice or partial about that. So natually, saying that grace is also His unmerited favor makes sense. No matter what race or sex you are what or church affiliation you are apart of, God is for you!

And besides that, He was for all of us when He sent His Son to die for us! Now if that aint unmerited favor then I don't know what is!

how have you been Imana hope all is well!

 

[pinetree]

There are so many "Grace" threads.

Reading through them I wonder what some actually believe what the grace of
God includes.

Unmerited Favor NOT ACCEPTED!


Be specific on what God's grace includes.

I start with the grace of healing.





What do you think grace includes?

Hi enchalada.



Romans 4:16
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

seems like faith through grace!

Acts 20:32
"Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

his word is grace,that means it imparts his laws,will,guidance,on our hearts!
He puts in there,what my human effort,or external rules could not do.

Acts 18:27
When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

Seems like these fellows believed because of grace.

 

[JimfromOhio]

Subcribing

 

[FoundInGrace]

I believe grace is an empowering enabling from God given to us to do or be given what we normally would not be able to do in our own strength or be entitled to.

I am still learning though and open to learn on this

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Why would unmerited favour not be acceptable? It bes the very first thing that sprang to mind for Moriah, and not because it bes any "buzzword" but because its experience of God's grace can be so concisely summarised by that phrase. He pours out love and kindness and tender ATTENTIONS toward one so wretched and miserable and undeserving, what else should it call this then if not unmerited favour? Psalm 107 for example bes filled with this grace -- that all those in diverse ways what bes wicked and corrupt and through evildoing bring pain and suffering and oppression and hardship upon themselves, the moment they cry out to Him HE hears them in their distress and hastens -- HASTENS!! -- to come to their aid. Truly He treats with us as a father with his most precious and beloved sons. That bes grace indeed.

 

[ARBITER01]

Grace can be seen as a divine gift in the scriptures and also a divine work of GOD. That is just to name a couple descriptions of it.

 

[JimB]

Grace means that there is nothing I can do to make God love me more and there is nothing I can do to make Him love me less. ~Philip Yancey, What’s So Amazing About Grace?

BTW, This is one of the most life-changing books ever written on how to receive and give grace. ​

If the first step in an argument is wrong everything that follows is wrong.
~C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain​

 

[JimfromOhio]

Grace means that there is nothing I can do to make God love me more and there is nothing I can do to make Him love me less. ~Philip Yancey, What’s So Amazing About Grace?

BTW, This is one of the most life-changing books ever written on how to receive and give grace. ​

If the first step in an argument is wrong everything that follows is wrong.

~C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain​

Yes, it is a GREAT book. I enjoyed reading it myself.

 

[Optimax]

Grace can be seen as a divine gift in the scriptures and also a divine work of GOD. That is just to name a couple descriptions of it.

What you give here is a general description of grace, just like "unmerited favor".

If I had just heard of God's Grace and someone defined it in such general terms.

How am I to know what God's Grace really is. Not in general but specificly what grace includes.

For instance when Paul was told "My grace is sufficient for thee".

How would Paul or anyone else know what God had provided if the specifics of "Grace" are not known?

 

[JimfromOhio]

What you give here is a general description of grace, just like "unmerited favor".

If I had just heard of God's Grace and someone defined it in such general terms.

How am I to know what God's Grace really is. Not in general but specificly what grace includes.

For instance when Paul was told "My grace is sufficient for thee".

How would Paul or anyone else know what God had provided if the specifics of "Grace" are not known?

Wow... Now, I can see why you like legalism.

 

[Optimax]

Wow... Now, I can see why you like legalism.

Don't know about legalism.

But I do like to understand things.

I believe God wants us to.

Years ago I had that question. What is God's Grace?

If I do not know. What good will it do me or anyone else.

I learned through the word the specifics of what God's Grace is therefore making it possible to do what Rom. 5: 2 says.

 

[JimfromOhio]

Don't know about legalism.

But I do like to understand things.

I believe God wants us to.

Years ago I had that question. What is God's Grace?

If I do not know. What good will it do me or anyone else.

I learned through the word the specifics of what God's Grace is therefore making it possible to do what Rom. 5: 2 says.

The WHOLE New Testament is about GRACE (while the WHOLE Old Testament is about LAW). I guess you don't know God's grace if you say know alot about God.

 

[JCFantasy23]

Before this forum, I never really thought about the word 'grace' so much. I also thought more in terms of God's blessings. One word for another I suppose.

 

[Optimax]

The WHOLE New Testament is about GRACE (while the WHOLE Old Testament is about LAW). I guess you don't know God's grace if you say know alot about God.

God made the specifics of the law known so that people could understand it.

God also made the specifics of "Grace" known so that people can understand it.

Perhaps some of those who use the word "Grace" so much really have no idea about what grace is.

Except in general terms which leaves the hearer with a big question mark.

Like, "OK what is Grace"?

 

[ARBITER01]

What you give here is a general description of grace, just like "unmerited favor".

If I had just heard of God's Grace and someone defined it in such general terms.

How am I to know what God's Grace really is. Not in general but specificly what grace includes.

For instance when Paul was told "My grace is sufficient for thee".

How would Paul or anyone else know what God had provided if the specifics of "Grace" are not known?

7 (NKJV) always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

If my generalized explanation is too hard for you to understand, I don't think expounding on it any further is going to do much but get more questions from you.

Divine gift of GOD and divine work of GOD do quite well to explain grace in the bible. It's not really that hard.

 

[map4]

What you give here is a general description of grace, just like "unmerited favor".

If I had just heard of God's Grace and someone defined it in such general terms.

How am I to know what God's Grace really is. Not in general but specificly what grace includes.

For instance when Paul was told "My grace is sufficient for thee".

How would Paul or anyone else know what God had provided if the specifics of "Grace" are not known?

The WHOLE New Testament is about GRACE (while the WHOLE Old Testament is about LAW). I guess you don't know God's grace if you say know alot about God.

God made the specifics of the law known so that people could understand it.

God also made the specifics of "Grace" known so that people can understand it.

Perhaps some of those who use the word "Grace" so much really have no idea about what grace is.

Except in general terms which leaves the hearer with a big question mark.

Like, "OK what is Grace"?

If my generalized explanation is too hard for you to understand, I don't think expounding on it any further is going to do much but get more questions from you.

Divine gift of GOD and divine work of GOD do quite well to explain grace in the bible. It's not really that hard.

I think the question is...if someone does not know anything about God's grace...how would you explain the terms to them? What do they mean and what does it include?

Unmerited favor?
Divine gift of God?
Divine work of God?

It's easy to say those...but what are the "specifics"?
Pretend you are explaining it to a child

Seriosly...some people actually do not understand His grace and all that it entails. This is not a WoF/non WoF only issue.
People reading this need to understand.

Some of you have been wanting to discuss grace...now is the time to get into the specifics so there is no doubt what grace means.

 

[KleinerApfel]

Mercy is when we don't get the bad stuff we deserve - eg. punishment for sin, death, separation from God.


Grace is when we get what we don't deserve - every blessing God possesses and has lavished upon us, eg. life, forgiveness, a restored relationship with Himself, joy, healing and restoration of our lives etc.....

 

[JimfromOhio]

God made the specifics of the law known so that people could understand it.

God also made the specifics of "Grace" known so that people can understand it.

Perhaps some of those who use the word "Grace" so much really have no idea about what grace is.

Except in general terms which leaves the hearer with a big question mark.

Like, "OK what is Grace"?

GRACE is His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. (2 Peter 1.3)

Reading Peter saying, "His divine power hath given unto us all things" (v. 3). When we became a believer, we gained instant possession of all things that pertain to life and godliness according to God's grace as well as His will. The source of all things pertaining to life and godliness is God's divine power called GRACE which having God's own overwhelming energy that is concentrated on providing all our needs. God gave us our potential in terms that we didn't earn it because it was undeserved and offered by grace according to His Soveriegn Will. Our salvation provides everything necessary to transform us on the inside and the outside that therefore we have no excuse for not living godly lives because of God's sufficient GRACE. God is constantly leading us (Rom. 8:14) and all we need to do is apply our will to HIS will to follow because God has already given us strength beyond our wildest dreams (Phil. 4:13).

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1.3)

In that verse, Paul wrote that we have been blessed "with all spiritual blessings." The Greek word translated "spiritual" (pneumatikos) in the New Testament always refers to the work of the Holy Spirit that ALL God's blessings are given to us through the power and grace of the Holy Spirit. We have to remember that we Christians are not citizens of the earth as we are citizens of heaven. Philippians 3:20 says plainly, "Our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ." Christians have a dual citizenship however earth is a sinful place while Heaven is beautiful and sinless that we are to remember that we are citizens of heaven even though we live in a foreign world. We CAN'T live here on earth as we will in Heaven. we are in Christ His position is our position, His privilege is our privilege, His possessions are our possessions, and His practice our practice. We are significant not because of who we are, but because of who we are in Christ. As Paul said, "By the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Cor. 15:10).

With that in mind, I am reminded that "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." (2 Corinthians 9:8). Working on of faith means nothing if you don't act on your faith. If you don't act, then you don't have faith. Through GRACE, "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James 1:4). Grace of heart is a gift from God and this has nothing to do with the thorns because God change our circumstances by changing us internally, by allowing Him to lift us above our present thorn and He will lead us into His will.