What Is Grace?
What Is Grace?Chapter 4 — Salvation
Lesson 25: What Is Grace?Grace is God’s undeserved kindness toward sinners.
Explanation
Grace is the goodness that God gives to people who do not deserve it. We cannot buy forgiveness, and we cannot pay for salvation. Everything we receive from Him is good and comes from grace.
Grace does not give us permission to be proud. At the same time, grace fills our lives with thankfulness and teaches us to be full of mercy toward others too.
Bible story
Paul started out as an enemy of the Christians, but God showed him grace on the road to Damascus. Grace did not leave him as he was; it forgave him and changed him. His life shows how great and powerful God’s grace is.
Remember
- The truth: Grace is God’s undeserved kindness toward sinners.
- Grace is God’s gift to people who do not deserve it.
- When we understand grace, we do not praise ourselves, but we praise the Lord Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
Tap to open the verse in Scripture and mark it as read.
- Thank God for salvation as for a gift, not as a reward.
- Do not look down on unbelievers; remember that you live by grace too.
- Show kindness to others the way God has shown kindness to you.
1. What is grace?
2. Salvation is received through what?
3. Can anyone deserve grace?
4. How should we respond to grace?