GRACE - 4

GRACE IS GRACE, WORKS IS WORKS

When the bible talks about Grace, it is referring to the action of God’s love for humanity in saving them from their sins.

Grace is not in any way intertwining with works. There is no commonalty between Grace and works. They are distinct and never interwoven.

Grace is a gift and it is dependent on the giver and not the receiver. The giver determines the gift and gives it to the receiver without any struggle or works required from the receiver.

Grace is Grace and works is works

We have established it in previous lessons that Works are associated with the law. It is the law that demands some works from those who observe it. Grace does demand any work whatsoever. Grace is a free gift from God.

When Moses gave the Israelites the law, it was required of the Jews to do certain works and to obey every rule strictly keeping all ordinances. They must DO before they are justified by the law.

When Jesus Christ came, the law was no longer needed. This is because the law has accomplished what it was made for. Just as John the Baptist was meant to come and prepare the way for the salvation before Jesus Christ, so also the law was that which was meant to prepare the way for Grace to take charge.

The difficulty of the law and its burden was necessary in order to appreciate God’s love when Grace comes. The love of God was demonstrated when he sent Jesus Christ to die for the sins of the world. 

The world was deep in their sins and there was a desperate need for a savior, yet none was worthy. So when Christ came to fill that position, we received Grace.

Man caused the problem that has come upon them by themselves. Therefore man was supposed to provide solutions for their problems, but God provided the solutions instead through Jesus Christ when man was helpless. This is Grace.

All what Jesus Christ did for us; from when he was arrested, flogged, crucified, resurrected and till the time he ascended to heaven is called the FINISHED WORKS of redemption. So the works that we couldn’t DO was what Jesus Christ has done for all those who believe in him.

So the work that Christ did was to DONE FOR US! And this works is FINISHED!

Therefore there are no more works left UNDONE!

Every work that we need to do for our justification has been done by Jesus Christ.

We do not need to do ANY WORKS AGAIN; we just need to receive GRACE.

And this Grace is received by BELIEVING IN THE WORKS that has been done for you.

If you do not believe that those works that Jesus did was done for you, then you have not received Grace. Anyone who chooses to do some works in order to be justified or accepted by God is frustrating this free gift of Grace that has been made available.

So then GRACE IS STRICTLY GRACE AND WORKS IS STRICTLY WORKS.

You cannot mix these two. You cannot have the two. Anyone that is under Grace is no longer under works; anyone that trusts their works is not relying on Grace. These two cannot be in operation at the same time.

However, know that this is the dispensation of Grace. Anyone who chose to remain under the dictates of the law is declaring Grace insufficient and therefore Grace will not work for such person.

Some people have dubiously chosen to TRUST THEIR HOLY WORKS and then use GRACE to COMPLEMENT their works. It is NOT POSSIBLE. It will not work.

If you want to be justified by works, then go ahead, if by Grace then go ahead. But the bible tells us that no one can be justified by their works. So Grace is the only way by which we can be accepted by God. And this Grace must be pure Grace. Not Grace mixed with religion or the works of the law.

You cannot depend on Grace and ALSO believe that your WORKS OF SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS will help you maintain the Grace that you received. You cannot maintain God’s gift. Grace is not humanly, it is divine.

When we are able to distinguish between the functions of the law and Grace properly, we will be able to separate religion from the real faith.

Salvation is designed by God to be by GRACE THROUGH FAITH ALONE so that no one will boast.

WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT THIS GRACE; GRACE IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL WORLD PROBLEMS!