GRACE

The Grace of God is the expression of his goodness toward the undeserving. Grace means unmerited favor of God. This grace is the basis of our salvation; in salvation men who deserve hell obtain heaven. This cannot be explained apart from Gods Grace. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). Ephesians 2:8 says, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. 

Since the beginning of creation, God has dealt with man in the area of Faith. If we will know anything about God we must first have faith. Faith enables us to trust God and believe the Word of God. Faith helps us to see what our natural eyes cannot. God is very pleased when we have faith in Him however God is not pleased when we don't. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that without faith, it is impossible to please God. Hebrews, the eleventh chapter shows us how men and women of faith walked before God and was blessed greatly by him. The Bible tells us that we are saved by grace through faith (we call that saving faith). God wants us to grow in faith, we must have more than just saving faith, we must have God pleasing faith. Below are more scriptures that will teach us how to operate in faith.

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*Most people will say show me and I will believe, God says believe and I will show you.

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Luke 17:6 If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed

Romans 5:2 we have access by faith

Romans 10:17 faith cometh by hearing (the Word of God)

Romans 12:3 weve been given a measure of faith

II Corinthians 5:7 we walk by faith (our complete trust)

Gal. 2:20 talks about living by faith

Heb. 11:1 talks about a now faith

Heb. 11:3 teaches us that through faith we know how the world was created

Heb. 12:2 says we should look unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith

James 1:3 Tells us that the trying of our faith worketh patience (some times we are tested on our faith)

James 1:6 says we must ask in faith

James 5:15 says we must pray in faith

1. He is the Third Person of the Godhead. 

• He does the work of the Son of God through us and the work of God in us.

2. He is a person

• He has intellect, emotions and will.
• He speaks. Rev. 2:7
• He intercedes. Rom. 8:26
• He testifies. John 15:26
• He leads. Acts 8:29, Rom. 8:14
• He commands. Acts 16:6-7
• He guides. John 16:13
• He appoints. Acts 20:28
• He can be lied to. Acts 5:3-4
• He can be insulted. Heb. 10:29
• He can be blasphemed. Matt. 12:31-32

3. Divine Person

• He is eternal like God. Heb. 9:14
• He is powerful like God. Luke 1:35
• He is everywhere present (omnipresent) like God. Ps. 139:7
• He is all knowing like God. I Cor. 2:10-11
• He is called God. Acts 5:3-4, II Cor. 3:18