Follow along with an open King James Bible as Brother Scott Evans presents Part 2 of his meaning of the Biblical word Grace and what it means for our salvation today.
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Hi! This is brother Scott with another Truth Time, Look in the Book!
Today is part 19 in my series, “Bible Key Words and Meanings A to Z.”
I will reference quite a few verses, so please follow along with an open King James Bible and perhaps take some notes.
We continue with the letter “G.”
The word today is:
Grace – Part 2 – The conclusion
The law and works are called bondage:
(Galatians 5:1 KJV)
(1) Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
And grace is our free gift:
(Romans 5:15 KJV)
(15) But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
In time past, sin reigned, but now, grace reigns:
(Romans 5:20-21 KJV)
(20) Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
(21) That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
In grace we are to be a living sacrifice, not conform to this world, and be humble:
(Romans 12:1-3 KJV)
(1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
(2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
(3) For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Jesus Christ’s grace is sufficient:
(2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV)
(9) And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
So now, you may have heard the term, “fallen from grace.”
I thought saved members of the body of Christ could not lose their salvation.
But “fallen from grace” definitely sounds like we can lose our salvation.
There are many who say if you're living in sin you've fallen from grace.
You've lost your salvation.
Well, as always, let’s compare scripture with scripture and see what it tells us about “fallen from grace,” shall we?
First of all, let’s start with what we know for sure, and that is, grace is unearned.
So, if we do not gain grace by earning it, i.e., being good, how could we possibly fall from grace by being bad?
That makes no sense.
How do you fall from grace when it is unearned?
The simple answer is:
*Falling from grace is trying to earn grace.
*Adding yourself to the salvation equation instead of completely relying on grace through faith.
*Striving to do good in order to gain favor with God.
*Relying on self instead of relying on Christ’s finished cross work.
*Being prideful instead of humble.
*It is law working instead of grace resting.
Do you seek to please men?
(Galatians 1:10-12 KJV)
(10) For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
(11) But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
(12) For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
It's believing works merit your salvation.
And that is something we can boast in.
But guess what?
(Romans 3:27 KJV)
(27) Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
If we can merit our salvation and boast about it, then Christ died in vain.
And we frustrate the grace of God by trying to earn it.
(Galatians 2:19-21 KJV)
(19) For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
(20) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
(21) I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Which would make Ephesians 2:8-9 null and void:
(Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)
(8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.
When we won’t take ourselves out of the way, that is self-righteousness.
(Romans 10:3 KJV)
(3) For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
And we are free from the law of sin and death:
(Romans 8:2 KJV)
(2) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Christ is in us!
(Colossians 1:27 KJV)
(27) To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Christ completes what he starts!
(Philippians 1:6 KJV)
(6) Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Realize this: If we were under the law, sin would condemn us because we break the law.
Law and sin would reign, but since grace took the law out of the way, it is no longer able
to have dominion over us.
It has been rendered powerless.
And that is why Paul wrote:
(Romans 6:14 KJV)
(14) For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
The law will not teach us how to live right.
We live right because we look upon grace.
When you look upon law instead of grace, you have fallen from grace.
God cannot work in you through law.
He can only work in you through his grace.
The law was Israel’s teacher.
But today we’re taught by grace.
(Titus 2:11-12 KJV)
(11) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
(12) Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
To reiterate, grace is unearned.
How do you fall from something unearned?
Simply put, try to earn it.
That is falling from grace.
Choose to be dead to sin and alive unto God!
(Romans 6:11 KJV)
(11) Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Your choice:
Liberty or bondage?
Grace or works?
Spiritual things or fleshly things?
Choosing the latter over the former will render you foolish and fallen from grace.
(Galatians 3:3 KJV)
(3) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
In your flesh dwells no good thing:
(Romans 7:18 KJV)
(18) For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
As always, like the noble Bereans did with our apostle Paul’s messages, search the scriptures to see if what I am teaching is true. (Acts 17:10-11)
Prove all things. (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
That is the only way to know for sure.
Grace and Peace.
This is brother Scott with another Truth Time, Look in the Book!
