Questions To Be Answered: Knowing The Will Of God Series

GOD'S AMAGRACE

I. .DEFINITION OF GRACE

1. God's undeserved, unmerited, unearned favor to man (Eph 2:8-9)

2. God's enabling power given to man (1 Cor 15:10)

II. THE BASIS OF GOD'S ACCEPTANCE TO MAN

1. By law

God to Israel (Deut 28)

2. By grace

3. By mixture of law and grace

Galatianism (Galatians 1-3)

New wine to old wineskin

III. WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE GRACE OF GOD

1. Its a free gift

2. It has nothing to do with what you do(performance)

3. It teaches us to deny ungodliness (Titus 2:11-12)

3. Its from beginning of Christian life to end

we are saved by grace

we are sanctified by grace

we are motivated by grace

we are called to serve by grace

we receive strength to endure by grace

we are glorified by grace

4. It brings us to freedom and liberty in Christ

5. It motivates us to holiness, sanctification, repentance and Christlikeness

IV. EXTREMES IN WALKING IN GOD'S GRACE

1. Licentiousness (Jude 1:4)

an excess or absence of restraint, it is indecency, and wantonness

and a total disregard for any rules whatsoever.

2. Legalism (Gal 5:4)

is anything we do or don't do in order to earn favor with God.

it is concerned with rewards to be gained or penalties to be avoided

IV. HOW CAN WE APPROPRIATE GRACE

1. Coming by faith (Hebrews 4:16).

2. By clothing ourselves with humility (1Peter 5:6).