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- Amidst these challenges, Paul emphasizes the transformative power of God’s grace. He underscores that God’s grace is freely given, not earned through human effort or merit – the unmerited favor of God. This grace is made manifest through Jesus Christ, who, through his sacrificial death and resurrection, reconciles humanity to God.
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Sep 3, 2019 · For Paul, God’s grace had conquered sin and death (Romans 3:24-26). Having been saved by grace, he now lived by grace, dedicating his life to “the gospel [good news] of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24).
Aug 31, 2023 · God’s response to Paul is found in 2 Corinthians 12:9—“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” God was reminding Paul that the strength behind Paul’s ministry was not Paul’s experiences or abilities, nor was it the absence of difficulty.
Nov 15, 2023 · Answer. In 1 Corinthians 15:10, Paul writes, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”. The word but signals an emphatic contrast between verse 9 and verse 10.
According to Paul, grace is a gift from God that cannot be earned through human effort or merit. In Ephesians 2:8-9, Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”
- 1 Hearing of The Gospel
- 2 Believing in Christ
- 3 Repenting of Sin
- 4 Confessing Jesus Christ
- 5 Being Baptized Into Christ's Death
- 6 Presenting Your Body A Living Sacrifice
Romans 10:8-17
In this passage Paul mentions three requirements: a calling upon God confessing Christ with your mouth, which cannot be done without a belief (faith) in Christ, which cannot be had without hearing and heeding the gospel. The latter is therefore the first essential step a person must take. Paul said at the beginning of his letter, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes [it]..." (Romans 1:16). A lot of people think they can be saved ju...
Romans 1:16-17, 8:34
We've already come across the requirement to have faith in Christ. Paul separates the saved from the lost by calling the saved "everyone who believes [the gospel of Christ]" (Romans 1:16). This does not mean believing merely that Jesus was a good man, one of the great prophets. It means believing that "Christ Jesus is he who died [for our sins], and rather he who was raised up, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us" (Romans 8:34). So this faith is the second essential st...
Romans 2:4-5, 6:1-2
Paul says, "[In the day of wrath] there will be tribulation and distress for everyone who does evil" He warns people against having "an unrepentant heart" (Romans 2:4-5). He says that we "[cannot] continue in sin that the grace of God might increase" and that we must become dead to sin —it must no longer be our way of life (Romans 6:1-2 ). So this turning away from sin, and having a change of heart about sin, is the third essential step anyone must take in order to be saved.
Romans 10:8-10
When we were in chapter 10, we skipped over something Paul stated one must do in order to be saved, so let's come back to that now. Paul says, "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses resulting in salvation" (Romans 10:9-10). Here we have something added to faith, and just as essential as faith. Confessing Chri...
Romans 6:3-4, 8:1
When we were in chapter 6, we did not read on to note what Paul says about baptism, so let's go back and notice that now. Paul speaks of being... 1. "baptized into Christ" (Romans 6:3). 2. "baptized into his death" (Romans 6:3). 3. "buried with him by baptism" (Romans 6:4). These verses show that a person remains outside of Christ until baptism brings that person into Christ and into his death where salvation is found. People make all kinds of “explanations” of these words of Paul, in order n...
Romans 12:1-2,11-12
One may properly regard a person as saved who has taken all of those steps. However Paul is also concerned that a person not be lost again. He encourages the continued "obedience of faith" (Romans 1:5). So Paul says, "Present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans 12:1-2). Further on, he makes it plain that diligence and perseverance is required (Romans 12:11-12). For simplicity, we have treated this as one step, but you will real...
Feb 15, 2024 · Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” Here Paul envisions God’s grace as the actor behind all the gospel work that he does.
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Dec 6, 2021 · Paul starts most of his correspondences with the blessings of grace, mercy, and peace to be upon the readers of his epistles. Grace, according to Strong’s #G5463 means favor, thanks, pleasure...
