Peace and Love
2007-01-27 00:45:06 · 8 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Grace means undeserved favor. This what God extends toward us when we acknowledge our sinsfulness and need for a Savior. We cannot save ourselves; and we do not deserve for God to save us. The Bible says, though, "But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners" (Roman 5:8). Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, didn't have to go to the cross for you and me; but He chose to anyway because He loves us, and because He knew the cross was the only way for you and I to receive eternal life. The Bible says, "God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it" (Ephesians 2:8-9). By a simple prayer of faith, ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart and life today. Follow Him as Lord & savior. If you will receive Christ, you will be saved and transformed by the grace of God!
2007-01-27 01:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grace beings with God and is given freely by God. His grace toward us is our example for extending grace and mercy to other. Grace cannot be earned.It is freely given.....When we come before God's very throne though prayer, we receive his grace...Psalm 84:11....He gives us grace and glory. no good thing will the Lord withhold from those who do what is right
2007-01-27 09:20:04 · answer #2 · answered by josie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grace is God's unmerited favor. That is, grace is God doing good for us that we do not deserve. In the Bible, grace and mercy are like two heads of the same coin. Mercy is God withholding judgment or evil that I deserve; grace is God giving me blessing or good that I do not deserve. Because of God's mercy, I do not receive the judgment of God against my sins; because of God's grace, I receive eternal life and a promise of heaven though I do not deserve them. Both mercy and grace come to me though the Lord Jesus Christ.
2007-01-27 08:54:28 · answer #3 · answered by iamwhoiam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many explanations here are a few.
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,850 from www.sacred-texts.com for by the grace of god.
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol V: Epistle LVIII.
For in this course which you thought was to be taken, no one agreed; but we all rather judge that the mercy and grace of God is not to be refused to any one ...
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The Qur'ân, ed. Palmer (SBE9): XXIV. The Chapter of Light
And but for God's grace upon you, and His mercy in this world and the next, ... If they be poor, God will enrich them of His grace, for God both comprehends ...
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Vol. V: A Treatise on Grace and ...
Now, I would ask, if there is no grace of God, how does He save the world? and if there is no free will, how does He judge the world? That book of mine, ...
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2007-01-27 08:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many good answers on this question already listed. For a wonderful exposition on the grace of God, please read The Regamuffin Gospel by Benden Manning. It will change your life and your view of God forever.Here is the amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590525027/bookstorenow56-20
2007-01-27 12:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by hjelmberg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By God's pure favor.
2007-01-27 09:17:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God will do it for you.
2007-01-27 08:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by jeeccentricx2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.....God's loving compassion.
2007-01-27 09:02:52 · answer #8 · answered by GoodQuestion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋