What Is Grace? - Desiring God
WEBMay 8, 2020 — Grace is what inclines God to give gifts that are free and undeserved by sinners. Romans 5:15: “If many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.”. So, grace is that quality in God that produces free …
Grace Arrives When You Need It - Desiring God
WEBAug 27, 2018 — By the grace of God, I am what I am. His grace toward me was not in vain, but I worked. But when I worked, it wasn’t I; it was grace with me. That’s pretty clear, I think. Grace is the key: the power of grace, moving into our lives, turning our resolves into hard work that’s free and joyful and satisfying and far from legalistic.
The Gospel of the Grace of God - Desiring God
WEBNov 22, 2014 — The verse is Acts 20:24, “I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”. The ministry Paul had been given by the risen Christ was to “testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”.
God’s Grace Is Mind-Blowing
WEBNov 12, 2015 — This grace is distinct to the Christian faith. No other religion emphasizes divine grace the way the Bible does. This is why reading the Bible and communing with God is essential to Christian flourishing. The less we read and pray the Bible, the more blemished our view of God becomes. If you want the grace of …
Grace, Gratitude, and the Glory of God
WEB3 days ago — The first is that Paul says all his grace-spreading ministry is for your sake. The second is that Paul says the purpose of his grace-spreading ministry is for God's sake. "It is all for your sake, so that as grace spreads to more and more people it may increase gratitude to the glory of God. Let's look at these two aims one at a time, and then ...
Put Yourself in the Path of God’s Grace
WEBFeb 17, 2014 — Train Yourself for Godliness. Yes, it is grace, and yes, we expend effort. And so Paul says to his protégé, “Train yourself for godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7). Discipline yourself for growth. Take regular action to get more of God in your mind and your heart, and echo him in your life — this is “godliness.”.
Grace Is Pardon — and Power! | Desiring God
WEBJun 20, 2012 — Grace is the enabling gift and power of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon. This is plain, for example, in 1 Corinthians 15:10. Paul describes grace as the enabling power of his work. It is not simply the pardon of his sins; it is the power to press on in obedience. “I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the ...
The Main Ingredient in Personal Growth | Desiring God
WEBNov 16, 2017 — They receive God’s words as grace from God, not as burdensome, and find them life-giving, not life-depleting. Many “lovers of grace” tragically neglect God’s primary means of grace — his words — in the name of “grace.” In doing so, they forfeit and diminish the very grace they claim to love and live by.
The Triumph of Grace through Righteousness - Desiring God
WEBSep 3, 2000 — Grace reigns "through righteousness to eternal life" means grace justifies the ungodly on the basis of the righteousness of Jesus, the obedience of Jesus (verse 19). 2 In this way, grace triumphs over sin and guilt and condemnation. So here's the summary of Romans 1-5: There is none righteous, no not one (Romans 3:10).
Thanksgiving: Echoing the Grace of God
WEBNov 24, 2011 — The Bible commands gratitude to God as one of our highest duties. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). God says that gratitude honors him: “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me” (Psalm 50:23). (Future Grace, 32)