When reading through the letters that Paul wrote to the early churches in the New Testament, Paul commonly brings up grace.īut if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works otherwise grace would no longer be grace. Grace is based on the goodness of the giver, not on the one receiving it. We cannot pay it back in any way, there is so much in life that costs time, money, or effort, but grace is free. Grace does not have to do with anything we can or will do. Grace gives us the ability to fight against the desires of the flesh. When we are saved we have victory over sin and death, but we still fight to resist sin and walk in a God-honoring way. It is only through grace that we can be saved, through God’s favor. God shows us grace when he answers our prayers and works in our lives. Not only the grace that was shown when we were saved but the grace we receive. Grace shows up so much because it is such a big part of who we are as Christians. Our salvation through Jesus was through grace because God saved us when we could not save ourselves. Grace is as simple as God giving favor, which we do not deserve. This favor undeserved is most prevalent in salvation.
Looking in scripture we see again and again that man did not deserve to have the day-to-day satisfaction in life but we have favor undeserved from God. We need grace daily, but it is something we cannot earn. Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned- Romans 5:12 What we do not deserve is the salvation and blessings we have through Christ, but this is grace. We all deserve death because we have all sinned.
Follow through this post with me as I dive deeper into God’s grace. God’s grace is amazing because it’s gifted to us everyday by God and helps us as we become more like him. 2 Timothy 1:9 says that God has called us to live a life that is holy because of His grace. God’s grace is not dependent on our acts, but solely on the fact that He desires to gift it to us. We receive this favor through salvation from God and other blessings from him.
What is the biblical definition of grace? Grace is a favor from God that is not earned. I wrote this post to share what I’ve learned through my research. My friend recently asked me what the word “grace” meant according to the Bible.
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