what is grace?

studentoftheword · Jan 6, 2025

Grace is a person ---God is full of Grace -----In the Old testament God showed His Grace to the Israelites Mega times ----as they were an ungrateful lot of people ---always complaining ---always disobeying God -speaking their anger towards God -----and yet He displayed His Grace and Mercy towards them restraining His Anger and continuing to shower them with His Agape (Love )--shower them with His Grace and Mercy as His Chosen Nation

In the New Testament Jesus came Full of Grace and Truth ---so Jesus is Grace ----

Titus 2:11-14

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11 For the grace of God (His unmerited favor and blessing) has come forward (appeared) for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind.

Grace is not a thing nor is it a Doctrine ---Grace is a PERSON -----

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Yes, grace is a part of God's character in the Bible:

God's nature
The Bible describes God's grace as an action that's an essential part of his nature.
God's character
The Bible describes God as compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and full of love.
God's favor
The Bible shows God consistently showing favor to people, even when they turn away from him.
God's gift
The Bible describes God's grace as a gift that's given freely and without expectations.
God's mercy
The Bible describes God's grace as a result of his mercy and compassion, not based on what people do.
God's sufficiency
The Bible describes God's grace as never running out and being enough for any situation.

The Hebrew word khanun is related to the Hebrew word khen, which is often translated as "grace" or "favor". The Bible shows that the highest form of grace is when favor is given to those who don't deserve it.

I say ------God Embodies Grace ---- Grace is Powerful ----and effective in our Lives -----it gives us the ability to reject sin ----it helps us in our weakness ----It can make an addicted person of Alcohol or drugs Sober ---it can help us in our times of need -----

2 Corinthians 12:9: "My grace is all you need, for my power is the greatest when you are weak"

2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

homwardbound · Jan 7, 2025

Hakawaka said:

The substance of things not seen of flesh and blood normally, Thanks Brother for the post assuredly with the scripture of truth to be assured, Father is working it out through those that will not quit belief to God in risen Son for them.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns.

The below scripture
Is for sure teaching me this has been and has never stopped, at least I see this happening has happened for me from God in love to us all
1 Thessalonians 4:9

But concerning the pure brotherly love that there should be among God’s people, I don’t need to say very much, I’m sure! For God himself is teaching you to love one another.
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Leastofall · Jan 7, 2025

Grace is unmerited favor towards another.

God has chosen to love us.....there is no reasonable explanation for this other than he chooses to.
God is full of grace he chooses mercy over judgment. Life over death. Light over darkness. Righteousness over evil...ect

Jesus is God's grace to mankind. Abraham said the Lord himself shall provide the sacrifice.
Grace is found in the very creation of man when the Lord said .."let us make man in our image".
Man kind could of been created without so what does being created in the Lords image mean to God and to us?
It means God (Jesus).. is our kinsman redeemer mankind's goel.

Leastofall · Jan 8, 2025

Couldn't of said it better myself 😆

https://youtube.com/shorts/bK09xYk6T5E?si=kcxMgrSDWaSediLx

GRACE_ambassador · 2025-01-14T11:21:32-0500

op: What Is Grace? Great Bible question, precious @Blain, thanks for asking.

The following is just a small portion of God's Wonderful Grace Doctrine:

A) Generally, across all of God's Dispensations, we find:

God's "Unmerited Favor" Upon All mankind, both the just and also the unjust:

"That ye may be the children of your Father Which is in heaven:

for He Maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and

sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matthew 6:45 AV)

B) Specifically, In God's Current:

Dispensation Of Grace ("Given To Paul" Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:25 AV),

According to God's Revelation Of The Mystery (where, In Paul's writings,

Romans Through Philemon, Grace Is Found A Large Total Of 70 Times! ):

1) In God's Relationship With His children, Grace ( Unmerited Favor ) Is His

Method For Eternal Salvation:

"Being Justified Freely By His Grace Through The

[ ALL-Sufficient ] Redemption That Is In Christ Jesus"

( Romans 3:24 cp Ephesians 2:5, 8-9; Titus 3:4-7 AV )

God's Amazing Grace Has "No works" added to It

For His Eternal Salvation Given To sinners:

"And if By Grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise Grace

is no more Grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more Grace:

otherwise work is no more work." (Romans 11:6 AV)

"To The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, Wherein He Hath

Made us Accepted In The Beloved! In Whom we have

Redemption Through His BLOOD, The Forgiveness of sins,

According To The Riches Of His Grace!!" (Ephesians 1:6-7 AV)

After receiving general Grace, and then The Initial Glorious Grace

For "Justification and Peace" From God...:

"Therefore being Justified By faith, we have Peace With

God Through our Lord Jesus Christ:" (Romans 5:1 AV):

...Then:

2) In our "fellowship With God", His Grace Is On-Going, In Which we

"have access and stand":

"By Whom also we have access by faith into This Grace Wherein

we stand, and rejoice in hope of The Glory of God." (Romans 5:2 AV)

And, So Much More In God's Amazing Grace, eh, @Blain?:

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that

tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and

experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because The

Love of God Is Shed Abroad in our hearts By The Holy Ghost Which

Is Given Unto us." (Romans 5:3-6 AV)

+

a) On-Going and ALL-Sufficient Grace For:

1) "Power of Christ" in our infirmities !

"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance

of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the

messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above

measure.

For this thing I besought The Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

And He Said unto me, My Grace Is Sufficient For thee: for My Strength

Is Made Perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory

in my infirmities, that The Power Of Christ May Rest Upon me."

(2 Corinthians 12:7-9 AV)

2) On-Going Grace For Putting on the "Whole Armour of God", and standing!

(Ephesians 6:10-24 AV)

3) God's Gift Of On-Going Grace Is Very Abundant! "...Abounding Unto Many..."

(Romans 5:15-21 AV)

4) Daily personal sanctification, By On-Going Grace, along with Mercy,

Through Paul, Beseeches us:

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the Mercies of God, that ye

present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,

which is your reasonable service.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the

renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that Good, and

Acceptable, and Perfect Will of God.

For I say, Through The Grace Given unto me, to every man that is

among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to

think; but to think soberly, according as God Hath Dealt To every

man the measure of faith" (Romans 12:1-3 AV)

5) Grace Is A Teacher:

"For The Grace of God That Bringeth Salvation Hath Appeared To all men,

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live

soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Looking for That Blessed Hope, and The Glorious Appearing of

The Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who Gave Himself

for us, that He might Redeem us from all iniquity, and Purify

Unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works"

(Titus 2:11-14 AV)

b) On-Going Grace:

1) Until God's Great GRACE Departure!, for building up and

receiving inheritance:

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to The Word Of His

Grace, Which Is Able To build you up, and to give you an inheritance

among all them which are sanctified" (Acts 20:32 AV)

2) And Then, Still On-Going:

God's Exceeding Riches In The Eternal Ages To Come!:

"That in the ages to come He might Shew The Exceeding Riches

Of His Grace In His Kindness Toward us Through Christ Jesus."

(Ephesians 2:7 AV)

continued in part 2...

GRACE_ambassador · 2025-01-14T11:22:30-0500

Part 2 What Is Grace?

C) @Blain, and all other Precious friends:

"The Grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen."

(or similar, at "The End" of all 13 of Paul's Grace letters...)

And, Please Be Very Richly Encouraged And Edified In The Amazing GRACE Of

The Lord Jesus Christ, and In His Word Of Truth, Rightly

Divided (1-18)! + [ Update/Additions #’s: (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) ]

God's
Riches
At
Christ's
EXPENSE!

Excellent Additional 'study': Undiluted Grace and Undiluted Wrath!

homwardbound · 2025-01-14T12:48:17-0500

GRACE_ambassador said:

op: What Is Grace? Great Bible question, precious @Blain, thanks for asking.

The following is just a small portion of God's Wonderful Grace Doctrine:

A) Generally, across all of God's Dispensations, we find:

God's "Unmerited Favor" Upon All mankind, both the just and also the unjust:

"That ye may be the children of your Father Which is in heaven:

for He Maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and

sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matthew 6:45 AV)

B) Specifically, In God's Current:

Dispensation Of Grace ("Given To Paul" Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:25 AV),

According to God's Revelation Of The Mystery (where, In Paul's writings,

Romans Through Philemon, Grace Is Found A Large Total Of 70 Times! ):

1) In God's Relationship With His children, Grace ( Unmerited Favor ) Is His

Method For Eternal Salvation:

"Being Justified Freely By His Grace Through The

[ ALL-Sufficient ] Redemption That Is In Christ Jesus"

( Romans 3:24 cp Ephesians 2:5, 8-9; Titus 3:4-7 AV )

God's Amazing Grace Has "No works" added to It

For His Eternal Salvation Given To sinners:

"And if By Grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise Grace

is no more Grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more Grace:

otherwise work is no more work." (Romans 11:6 AV)

"To The Praise Of The Glory Of His Grace, Wherein He Hath

Made us Accepted In The Beloved! In Whom we have

Redemption Through His BLOOD, The Forgiveness of sins,

According To The Riches Of His Grace!!" (Ephesians 1:6-7 AV)

After receiving general Grace, and then The Initial Glorious Grace

For "Justification and Peace" From God...:

"Therefore being Justified By faith, we have Peace With

God Through our Lord Jesus Christ:" (Romans 5:1 AV):

...Then:

2) In our "fellowship With God", His Grace Is On-Going, In Which we

"have access and stand":

"By Whom also we have access by faith into This Grace Wherein

we stand, and rejoice in hope of The Glory of God." (Romans 5:2 AV)

And, So Much More In God's Amazing Grace, eh, @Blain?:

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that

tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and

experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because The

Love of God Is Shed Abroad in our hearts By The Holy Ghost Which

Is Given Unto us." (Romans 5:3-6 AV)

+

a) On-Going and ALL-Sufficient Grace For:

1) "Power of Christ" in our infirmities !

"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance

of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the

messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above

measure.

For this thing I besought The Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

And He Said unto me, My Grace Is Sufficient For thee: for My Strength

Is Made Perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory

in my infirmities, that The Power Of Christ May Rest Upon me."

(2 Corinthians 12:7-9 AV)

2) On-Going Grace For Putting on the "Whole Armour of God", and standing!

(Ephesians 6:10-24 AV)

3) God's Gift Of On-Going Grace Is Very Abundant! "...Abounding Unto Many..."

(Romans 5:15-21 AV)

4) Daily personal sanctification, By On-Going Grace, along with Mercy,

Through Paul, Beseeches us:

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the Mercies of God, that ye

present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,

which is your reasonable service.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the

renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that Good, and

Acceptable, and Perfect Will of God.

For I say, Through The Grace Given unto me, to every man that is

among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to

think; but to think soberly, according as God Hath Dealt To every

man the measure of faith" (Romans 12:1-3 AV)

5) Grace Is A Teacher:

"For The Grace of God That Bringeth Salvation Hath Appeared To all men,

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live

soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Looking for That Blessed Hope, and The Glorious Appearing of

The Great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who Gave Himself

for us, that He might Redeem us from all iniquity, and Purify

Unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works"

(Titus 2:11-14 AV)

b) On-Going Grace:

1) Until God's Great GRACE Departure!, for building up and

receiving inheritance:

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to The Word Of His

Grace, Which Is Able To build you up, and to give you an inheritance

among all them which are sanctified" (Acts 20:32 AV)

2) And Then, Still On-Going:

God's Exceeding Riches In The Eternal Ages To Come!:

"That in the ages to come He might Shew The Exceeding Riches

Of His Grace In His Kindness Toward us Through Christ Jesus."

(Ephesians 2:7 AV)

continued in part 2...

Thank you Grace Ambassador
For being God's Ambassador
Representing the Grace of God in truth for us all to rest in thanksgiving and praise over. At least in Hebrews 4:9-13
Tells, me to rest in the done work of Son, as your post does, thank you, I copied it and put it on notes

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