Ephesians 2:4-10
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great
love wherewith he loved us,
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath
quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Stop here…. This IS GRACE. He Loved Us.
His Goodness in every thought for us.
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us
sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should
walk in them.
We could stop here, but let’s continue to ‘eat’
of Jesus’ body and ‘drink’ His Blood of the new testament…
Romans 5:17-21
17 For if by one man's offence death reigned
by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment
came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the
free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were
made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence
might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so
might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Romans 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is
the free gift. For if through the
offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by
grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
This does not say by faith, but rather by
GRACE. The free Gift of Righteousness
comes by the Grace of God.
By the Blood Covenant of Grace. By the Spirit of Grace. By God’s Goodness towards you.
God’s Mind and Thoughts towards us are “GRACE”
towards us. Mercy is there too. And Mercy endures forever.
The Spirit of Grace is God. Grace is God’s Goodness. So when we HEAR THE WORD OF GOD, we Hear Grace.
Only by His Grace, God’s Goodness can we hear
His Word. Then by Hearing His Voice, His
Word, then Faith Comes and causes us to Receive His Word of Salvation in
His Only Begotten Son and Receive the Spirit of Grace which is Jesus Christ our
Savior into our hearts: The Father’s
Goodness toward us.
And in our heart is where He abides on our
behalf before the Father always. The
Lamb of God in the full benefit of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ dwells within
our innerman. He becomes the Spirit of
our Soul. The Intercessor and High Priest
and King standing and interceding on our behalf for ever more.
Now we receive this awesome Grace of God through
Faith, as that word of grace is preached and faith is quickened within us.
Romans 3:24-26
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in
Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a
propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the
remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his
righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth
in Jesus.
And again as mentioned at the beginning of
this message….For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:
And in this next passage of truth as Paul prayed
to them, you can receive this prayer also….
Heb 13:20-21
Now the God of peace, that brought again from
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of
the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his
will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus
Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Amen.
