"...How Sweet The Sound That saved a wretch like me..." (J Newton)
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The Apostle of Grace
You can never go far in the letters of the Apostle Paul without running into
the Marvelous Truth of Grace. The primary Greek word for Grace is charis,
from which we get the word “charity”. But there are also three others that
share the same root and convey the same ideas: the noun charisma,
meaning a gift, and two verbs, charitoō and charizomai, usually translated
freely give and forgive, respectively.
Paul used these four words an astonishing 134 times in his 13 letters—on
average, over 10 times per letter, and 1.5 times per chapter. That‘s a lot of
Grace!...
...Grace can never be earned or deserved. It isn’t granted with respect to
any personal qualities or actions of the intended recipient, but rather freely,
as an expression of love. We can’t do anything to make ourselves more worthy
of Grace or less worthy. All that we can do is receive it with humble gratitude
for the giver’s kindness...
...It was no coincidence that Paul named the message that he preached the
Gospel of The Grace of God (Acts_20:24). And we could rightly name Paul
the apostle of The Grace of God, for it was he whom God appointed to bring
to light a Wonderful New Plan of Grace for the present age (Eph. 3:9)...
...With the unveiling of this New Administration of Grace, however, God has
made several dramatic changes...
...If it wasn’t “fair” that God counted us guilty for what Adam did, then it
certainly wasn’t “fair” for Him to count Jesus guilty for what both Adam
and we did, and then count us righteous for what Jesus did...
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(T Lesan)
FULL study:
Amazing GRACE!
GRACE And Peace...
"
The Apostle of Grace
You can never go far in the letters of the Apostle Paul without running into
the Marvelous Truth of Grace. The primary Greek word for Grace is charis,
from which we get the word “charity”. But there are also three others that
share the same root and convey the same ideas: the noun charisma,
meaning a gift, and two verbs, charitoō and charizomai, usually translated
freely give and forgive, respectively.
Paul used these four words an astonishing 134 times in his 13 letters—on
average, over 10 times per letter, and 1.5 times per chapter. That‘s a lot of
Grace!...
...Grace can never be earned or deserved. It isn’t granted with respect to
any personal qualities or actions of the intended recipient, but rather freely,
as an expression of love. We can’t do anything to make ourselves more worthy
of Grace or less worthy. All that we can do is receive it with humble gratitude
for the giver’s kindness...
...It was no coincidence that Paul named the message that he preached the
Gospel of The Grace of God (Acts_20:24). And we could rightly name Paul
the apostle of The Grace of God, for it was he whom God appointed to bring
to light a Wonderful New Plan of Grace for the present age (Eph. 3:9)...
...With the unveiling of this New Administration of Grace, however, God has
made several dramatic changes...
...If it wasn’t “fair” that God counted us guilty for what Adam did, then it
certainly wasn’t “fair” for Him to count Jesus guilty for what both Adam
and we did, and then count us righteous for what Jesus did...
"
(T Lesan)
FULL study:
Amazing GRACE!
GRACE And Peace...