Fez Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted June 13, 2009 What is grace exactly? Scripture tells us it is a gift, freely given by God, and made stronger by faith. But what does living in/under grace mean exactly? I am a bit in the dark on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Horn Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 178 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2009 What is grace exactly? Scripture tells us it is a gift, freely given by God, and made stronger by faith. But what does living in/under grace mean exactly? I am a bit in the dark on the subject. The FREE unmerited favor of God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 JB I get that. But what does this allow a believer to do? Can God withdraw this free and unmerited favor at His will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2009 JB I get that. But what does this allow a believer to do? Can God withdraw this free and unmerited favor at His will? Are you asking what grace is or if we can loose our salvation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 378 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/01/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/06/1967 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I've always heard grace defined as God giving us what we don't deserve, as opposed to mercy which is God not giving us what we deserve. South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Horn Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 178 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted June 13, 2009 What is grace exactly? Scripture tells us it is a gift, freely given by God, and made stronger by faith. But what does living in/under grace mean exactly? I am a bit in the dark on the subject. The FREE unmerited favor of God. God can do anything at His will Fez, your question ask what is the nature of God. Once His grace has brought you to belief on His promise is it His nature to with draw that promise? Is it God's nature to lie? JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desi2007 Posted June 13, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,220 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 219 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/05/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/18/1966 Share Posted June 13, 2009 God is enough for us no matter what the situation we face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindSeeker Posted June 14, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,041 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 426 Days Won: 5 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted June 14, 2009 What is grace exactly? Scripture tells us it is a gift, freely given by God, and made stronger by faith. But what does living in/under grace mean exactly? I am a bit in the dark on the subject. It is the divine influence upon the heart of man which enables him to be what God has called him to be and to do the things God has called him to do by FAITHful obedience to His revealed will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damo1 Posted June 14, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,822 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/16/1967 Share Posted June 14, 2009 the way i see it is this grace is a free gift given to us it can not be earned and it can not be taken of us he died for us he took our sins christians today feel that they have to grovel to god that they have to work or earn the right to be forgiven christians also believe that we can loose our salvation the way i see it is when we let go he never lets go off us when we sin he forgives when we find it hard to die to our sin full nature he reaches out to us when he forgives us he forgets and never reminds us of our failures or of our sins we had committed when we were his enemys Romans 6 English standard version 23 for the wages of sin is death but the free will of god is eternal life in christ jesus our lord his grace washes me clean his grace helps me to forgive his grace teaches me to love his greace enables me to deal with my own flaws his grace helps me love those i find the hardest to lov his grace gets me out of my comfort zones Romans 5 English standard version 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 3 more than that we rejoice in our sufferings knowing that suffering produces endurance 4 and endurance produces chracter and charcter produces hope 5 and hope does not put us to shame because gods love has been poured into our hearts through the holy spirit who has been given to us 6 for while we were still weak at the right time christ died for the ungodly with out his grace fez i would not be able to forgive those who judge me with out his grace fez i would find it hard to put up with what i have put up with with out his grace i could honestly say i would be a nerves wreck thats the way i see it for my self fez damo1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 .... Can God withdraw this free and unmerited favor at His will? Kids Trust Daddy For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Romans 8:15 Or Not Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. Hebrews 3:12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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