GRACE - 1

THE DEFINITION OF GRACE

The word “Grace” means an undeserved, unmerited favor. That is, something received which was not worked for.

The word is described in the English dictionary as a sense of propriety and consideration, that is, when you accommodate something which on a normal ground shouldn’t be accommodated or you consider something you shouldn’t have been considered normally.

It is also defined as a disposition to kindness and compassion, especially to those who offend you. 

Again, it is described as a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor.

But in the scriptures, Grace is described as just the free and unmerited favor (a gift) or beneficence of God.

Grace is not something you get added to your works, Grace is actually a gift of God independent of your works, seeing that your works cannot accomplish what you want it to accomplish.

Grace is what happened when God saves a sinner. Grace is God’s response to the inability of mankind to save themselves.

Grace is usually described by some believers as an extra time of repentance for sinners to be accepted, this is however as a result of one of the English dictionary definition of Grace, but according to the bible; it is actually a favor granted to sinners who could not save themselves.

When man fell from his original position in the beginning, he fell from so many things. This fall gave entrance to sin which also gave entrance to death. The presence and dominion of sin made it necessary for the introduction of law. The law was introduced in other to publish the necessity of Grace. Grace was necessary and needed but the law was introduced first.

Sin became the sole problem of mankind and the source of many other problems. The presence of sin made other atrocities and problems to thrive. There was massive entrance of other evil practices because sin entered into the world.

Paul said in the book of Romans that, Sin entered into the world and the death reign by sin. However, there are many other things that entered and reigned as a result of sin which the apostle did not mention in that passage, probably because of context.

Although sin championed the course, while death is the end of it all, however he only mentioned these two, there are many other evil works as a result of the sin of the first man in between. For example, sickness entered as a result of sin.

So man became dominated with many bad and unpleasant things. The law was then given to provide solution to them. However, the law was helpless, not that the law was not good enough but that man was not good enough to obey the demands of the law. The law was very strict; they became more problems for man instead of solution.

Now, in the course of this series, we shall see why God gave the law to man seeing that he knew how man would not be able to fulfill the demands of the law. By this only, can we understand and cherish Grace.

We shall also discover that not the whole human race was given the law; the law was given to the Israelites only. The other races were said to be in total darkness, they were called Gentiles. They live according to their senses. So their case was even worse, they were so helpless and had no hope of deliverance from sin and its consequences.

But right now the Grace of God has been made available to all humans, whether Jew or Gentile. The Grace of God is God’s provision for the problem of sin.

Sin Reigned since the fall till the Grace came.

The Law tried but could not overcome, Grace came and sin was destroyed.

And since every problem we have in this world came as a result of sin, then if anyone receives this Grace that is above sin, such person will experience victory in his or her life.

Grace is the secret to a victorious life.

Every religion attempts to provide peace and victory over the challenges and situations of life but the Grace of God is the best and in fact the ONLY solution because it is more powerful than sin and it is very much available through faith in Christ Jesus.