God touches our heart with His grace which gives us faith to believe. Through Jesus Christ the grace of God abounds to us ward with all of His fulness. When we receive God’s grace we change our hearts and lives to cleave unto the Lord.
Though we are saved by grace and through faith yet we must also know the way of God. The abundant grace of God is the gift of living righteousness unto eternal life in Christ. It is God’s grace that uses our weaknesses to perfect God’s power.
It is the grace of God that enables us to be who God wants us to be. Live a righteous life before God and do not make void the grace He gave you. Now we are saved by grace through faith. In ages to come he will show us the exceeding riches of His grace to us ward in Jesus Christ.
Eph 2:7-9 RV that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: (8) for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) not of works, that no man should glory.
Grace; G5485
Charis; khar’-ece
From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): – acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, pleasure, thank (-s, -worthy).
Total KJV occurrences: 156
God touches our heart with His grace which gives us faith to believe.
Joh 1:14-18 RV And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. (15) John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me. (16) For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace. (17) For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (18) No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Through Jesus Christ the grace of God abounds to us ward with all of His fulness.
Act 11:19-23 RV They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews. (20) But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. (21) And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord. (22) And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: (23) who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:
When we receive God’s grace we change our hearts and lives to cleave unto the Lord.
Act 18:24-28 RV Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, a learned man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. (25) This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught carefully the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John: (26) and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more carefully. (27) And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much which had believed through grace: (28) for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
Though we are saved by grace and through faith yet we must also know the way of God
Rom 5:17-21 RV For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ. (18) So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life. (19) For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous. (20) And the law came in beside, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly: (21) that, as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The abundant grace of God is the gift of living righteousness unto eternal life in Christ.
Rom 6:1-2 RV What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? (2) God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?
2Co 12:1-10 RV I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. (2) I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. (3) And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth), (4) how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. (5) On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in my weaknesses. (6) For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be, or heareth from me. (7) And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations–wherefore, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. (8) Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. (9) And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (10) Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
It is God’s grace that uses our weaknesses to perfect God’s power.
1Co 15:9-10 RV For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. (10) But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
It is the grace of God that enables us to be who God wants us to be.
Gal 2:20-21 RV I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live; and yet no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. (21) I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.
Live a righteous life before God and do not make void the grace He gave you.
Eph 2:4-10 RV but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (5) even when we were dead through our trespasses, quickened us together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), (6) and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus: (7) that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: (8) for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) not of works, that no man should glory. (10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
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John 1:14 – KJV And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 John bare witness
of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred
before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
What a wonderful setting of scriptures and in it, John displays to us the
vastness of Christ’s being and purpose!
This is so rich!
In verse 14 John tells us the Word was made flesh. The word here
for Word is Strong’s #G3056 and this shows us the origin of The
Word. The beginning was in fact in the mind of the Father for this
Greek word shows us that Word is: something said including the
thought.
The Word came from the very innermost mind of the Father.
John said that WE beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father. full of grace and truth. How could
there not be GLORY when you are the only begotten son of the
Father?
Full = Strong’s #G4134 – Replete, complete
Jesus did not HAVE Grace and Truth, he WAS filled full of Grace
and Truth.
If he had it, it might run out in time, no HE WAS FULL OF . . .
In verse 15 John declares that John the Baptist was himself an
eye witness of HIM. He declared that the one that sent him to
baptize with water gave him a sign to watch for. When John
saw it, he declared, “this is the son of God.” John 1:19 – 34
In verse 16, the apostle John then says, “of HIS fulness have
all we received and grace for grace.
NOT out of what he has but out of WHAT he IS! Justice,
Mercy and Grace. He is all this in HIS FULNESS.
If we received JUSTICE – He would give us what we deserve.
When we received MERCY – He did not give us what we deserve.
We have received GRACE – He gave us and is giving us what we
do not deserve!
Out of HIS FULNESS! He is 100% Justice, he is 100% Mercy and
he is 100% Grace, grace for grace.
Jesus Christ is 100% grace and we have received out of HIM,
GRACE. He Is Grace and out of his Grace we have received
Grace.
Grace in the Greek is a gift given from a superior to an inferior.
This involves three people. The Patron, The Client and The
Broker.
The Broker [Jesus Christ] paid the price to receive it from The
Patron [Father] to give it freely to The Client [us, fallen humanity]
Amazing Grace, Oh, How Sweet The Sound!