Graces

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

The most commonly known grace is prevenient grace. Why it is called prevenient is based on the issue of preventing loss. God knows who will accept salvation through faith in Christ and He enacts this gracious gift as a method of bringing each believer to their knees. All the graces that come to us follow this first step of gracious gift.

Romans 5:2

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

This is positional grace. This gives us the right to come before God to receive every blessing He has for us. In God’s eyes we are justified, our debt paid and we need not be ashamed to face God.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient

Sufficient grace may only be identified when we come to a point in which we think we need something from God and we are told no, that we have all we need to accomplish His will for us. The key to understanding sufficient grace is making sure we have developed our gifts for the purpose of serving God.

John 1:16

For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Grace gifts are those graces we would never have if it were not for having placed our faith in Christ.  Ref. Ephesians 4:8

Romans 3:24

and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Redemptive grace is acceptance into the family of God.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Gracious speech is its own reward. This is just the beginning of what grace does in us.

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