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Acts 20:24 (NIV)"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."
God's grace
When we thinks of the word Grace we think of the person we know with the name GRACE. Grace is a wonderful gift from God. Grace is a gift God gives us every morning has He wake us up to see a new day. Think about it, with out the breath of God each day we would cease to exists.
Grace keeps our love ones and grace is with us all day long. That job you have! Yes grace gave it to you and help you keep it each day. God has you on His mind each day and His Mercy and Grace goes with you all day long. God is not limited! He is the one and only wise God, and He is more than enough for all your needs. God love us so much that each day He gives you a new gift and provides for all our needs. Next time you come across the word Grace, think about how much God loves you.
With love,
Carol
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Divine grace refers to the sovereign favour of God — irrespective of actions ("deeds"), earned worth, or proven goodness.
More broadly, divine grace refers to God's gifts to humankind, including life, creation, and salvation. Grace is receiving a positive benefit that one does not deserve to receive.
Shared concepts of grace
The apostle Paul's letter to the Ephesians makes this teaching clear, "For by Grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast" (ESV).
It is by God's Grace (unmerited favor), therefore, that salvation is granted to man, on the condition that we put our faith (piðstiv, meaning belief or confidence, in other words, trust) in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, that is, belief that Jesus is from God, Jesus is the Messiah (Messiðav, anointed one, also the Hebrew word for Christ) and that his death on the cross has the power to take away our sins, thus making us blameless in the sight of God.
Grace, then, is God's initiative and choice to make a path of salvation available for men. Grace is an attitude of God towards mankind by which He provides a benefit, without consideration of merit. Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Faith in the fact that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4.
