MANY WRONG IDEAS OF GRACE.
Some say preaching grace message is licensed to sin.
Some say preaching grace is preaching prosperity gospel.
Some say we have to preach both(Law and Grace) in order to be on the save side.
Some say those who preach grace become lawless.
Some say is it so easy to get salvation and grace. We have to do something.
THE
MEANING OF GRACE.
UNEARNED, UNMERITED FAVOUR.
Ephesians 2:8,9
For by grace you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Not of works lest anyone should boast.
I was doing my EE course. I have to memories this verse by heart.
The more I memories it the more I understood grace.
How was Abraham made righteous?
Roman 4 2-5
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
WHAT DID KING DAVID SAID?
Romans 4 6-8
Just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works.
Vs 7 Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, And whose sins are covered.
Vs 8 Blessed is the man whom the Lord shall not impute sin.
SOME SAY GRACE IS LISCENED TO SIN
Certainly Not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (Rom 6:2)
Paul says it is impossible for a person to continue to live in sin after knowing grace.
Or do you not know that as many of us we baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father even so we should walk in the newness of life.
PROSPERITY GOSPEL.
Actually I love this word prosperity because the whole Bible speaks about God’s provision and prosperity.
Gen 39:3 And his master saw that Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.
Gen 13: 2 Abram was very rich in livestock in silver and in gold.
2 Corinthian 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor that you through His poverty might become rich.
PREACH LAW AND GRACE.(save side ?)
Galatians 1 6-9
I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel.
7 which is not another, but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you than we preached to you than what you have received let him be accursed.
Vs 9 As we have said before so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received let him be accursed.
Law + Grace =Spiritual Adultery
Romans 7 1-4
Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives? For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies she is released from the law of her husband. Vs 3 So then if while her husband lives she marries another man she will be called and adulteress though she has married another man. Vs 4 Therefore my brethren you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ that you may be married to another-To HIM who was raised from the dead that we should bear fruit to God.
Preach Grace become lawless?
James 2:10 For whosoever keeps the law as a whole but stumbles and offends in one (single instance) has become guilty of breaking all of it.
Than why did God gave the law?
Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh we be justified in His sight for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Some say so easy to get salvation you have to work out your salvation?
Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved as you have always obeyed not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Colossians 1:29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily in me.
Fear and trembling: Jeremiah 33:9 Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth who shall hear all the good that I do to them, they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.
Salvation did not come cheap it was paid by the blood of Jesus. But God gave us free whosoever believes in Jesus he is saved. Salvation is free but it is not cheap it cost Jesus His life.
ENTRY OF NEW COVENANT THROUGH JESUS DEATH.
Acts 13 : 38-39
Therefore let it be known to you, brethren that through this Man( Jesus) is preached to the forgiveness of sins, and by Him(Jesus) everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Heb 8:13 In that He say, “ A new covenant, “ HE MADE THE FIRST OBSOLETE. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.
PRAISE THE LORD.
By preaching Grace we are setting people free from the bondage of Satan.
Goodness and Mercy following them all the day of their life.
By preaching Grace family are being restored.
By preaching Grace prosperity and longevity is being restored.
By preaching Grace sin has no more dominion over our lives.
CLOSE
ROMANS 5:17
For if by one man’s offense death reigned through the one much more those who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.
I believe that all of you will reign in life by receiving the abundance of grace and gift of righteousness. AMEN
