I’ve been learning about grace for nearly two months now. I’m gonna share what I’ve learned about grace to you.
Grace is simply a gift from God. A gift that we are not deserved to get it, we are not earned it and it is not due from our work, but from Jesus’ finished work at the cross. Grace and favor are related, we get favor by faith through grace, same like our salvation. We get to favor later. So, what’s so great about grace? Grace is the reason Jesus came to earth. He is indeed the Grace from Heavenly Father for us. He, the sinless One, took our sins so we are not dead anymore, but we can live, not just an ordinary life, but a life full of blessings, a purposeful life, and an abundant life. Jesus also broke the gap between man and God, so we could have a relationship with Him. All of the New Testament is about grace. From the arrival of Jesus, His work on earth and the Holy Spirit He sent to us.
Grace makes the undeserved become deserved. It makes the unrighteous become righteous. In grace, we don’t need to worry about our mistakes, sins and faults in the past. God doesn’t and will never condemn us. Unlike in the Old Testament where condemnation and punishment are everywhere, from now on, we’re just need to rest in what Jesus has done. What is the meaning of rest? Rest means we don’t have to perform to make us holy. We don’t have to work to make us righteous. It is all done at the cross. Grace makes the law looks lame. The law here means the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament. If you live under the Law, you have to perform well to come near God. But under grace, God came to you. Under the law, if you break any of it, you will be condemned and the consequence of it is death. And remember, if you break one of the Laws, you break ALL of it. It’s a buy 1 get 10 promo. Under grace, the law is the knowledge of sin, the Law is not rule over you anymore and there is no condemnation in Christ. So, which side are you in? Team Law or Team Grace?
One thing you must know about grace, grace doesn’t mean we can be lazy all around and make sins all the days of our lives. Grace doesn’t mean we don’t have to do anything and God will work our portion for us. Grace means we are not condemned when we committed sins. Grace means God will help us to do what we cannot do. He will give us favor in everything we do. And when you knew and understood the real meaning of grace, you will automatically avoid making sins, because you will love God even more. And you will do the right thing, you’re not committed sins because you are fear of condemnation and punishment from God but because you love Him.
So, which team are you in again? :D
