Graciousness is not something that God puts on and takes off.
Grace is one of the most important concepts in the Bible, Christianity, and the world. It is most clearly expressed in the promises of God revealed in Scripture and embodied in Jesus Christ.
Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely, the peace of God given to the restless, the unmerited favor of God (Max Lucado)
I love that quote!
Grace is God's un-coerced initiative and pervasive, extravagant demonstrations of care and favor towards those who are objects of His wrath when He regenerates them to cause them to become objects of mercy in His own sovereign act.
Christians live every day by the grace of God. We receive forgiveness according to the riches of God's grace, and grace drives our sanctification. Paul tells us, "the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives" ( Titus 2:11). Spiritual growth doesn't happen overnight; we "grow in the grace"
Grace is what God does because he is gracious.
It does not depend on the situation. God is always gracious. Every action of God toward us involves his grace. His creation, providence, conviction of the sinner, gift of salvation, equipping of the saints, and the future He has prepared for us. All of this is due to God's grace.
Here is how grace is defined by some of the different Bible Dictionaries:
Pt.3
Graciousness is not something that God puts on and takes off.
Grace is one of the most important concepts in the Bible, Christianity, and the world. It is most clearly expressed in the promises of God revealed in Scripture and embodied in Jesus Christ.
Grace is the love of God shown to the unlovely, the peace of God given to the restless, the unmerited favor of God (Max Lucado)
I love that quote!
Grace is God's un-coerced initiative and pervasive, extravagant demonstrations of care and favor towards those who are objects of His wrath when He regenerates them to cause them to become objects of mercy in His own sovereign act.
Christians live every day by the grace of God. We receive forgiveness according to the riches of God's grace, and grace drives our sanctification. Paul tells us, "the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives" ( Titus 2:11). Spiritual growth doesn't happen overnight; we "grow in the grace"
Grace is what God does because he is gracious.
It does not depend on the situation. God is always gracious. Every action of God toward us involves his grace. His creation, providence, conviction of the sinner, gift of salvation, equipping of the saints, and the future He has prepared for us. All of this is due to God's grace.
Here is how grace is defined by some of the different Bible Dictionaries:
Unmerited favor, mercy, compassion
Undeserved blessing, a free gift
Gods loving mercy toward mankind
Favor, graciousness, kindness, beauty, pleasantness
God's disposition to exercise goodwill toward His creatures
Synonymous with the gospel of God's gift of unmerited salvation in Jesus Christ
the one who receives it and in spite of what that same person deserves
Undeserved acceptance and love received from another, especially the characteristic attitude of God in salving us
cont. in Pt. 4
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