Grace Flashcards
Grace (Χαρισ) =
defined
God’s unmerited favor toward those who only deserve His wrath
Lk 1:30
Χαρις God’s favor
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
Ro 11:6
Grace is unearned
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.
Eph 2:4-5
Merciful God initiated
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Ps 103:10
Not what we deserve
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Eph 2:8-9
Grace thru faith
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Ro 3:24
Justified by grace
being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
Jhn 1:17
Grace thru Christ
For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
1 Co 1:4
Grace given in Christ
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
2 Co 12:9
Divine enablement
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.”
Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
Eph 4:7
Grace gifts
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
Bridges quote on contentment
I have had to learn to be content with what God has given me. I have learned this by focusing on two facts: He doesn’t owe me anything, and what He has given me was given by His grace alone.
Mat 20:14-15
14 ‘Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. 15 ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
