Without Grace....
There is no SALVATION!
There is no RELATIONSHIP with our heavenly Father
There is no way I can stand before God!
It is impossible for me to obtain God's kingdom!
There is no NEW COVENANT!
There would be no salvation for the GENTILES!
I would be totally unbalanced!
It would be up to me and my efforts, am I good enough, did I do enough, repent enough....
I would have to live by the LAW!
I could never be JUSTIFIED!
I could not become HOLY or SANCTIFIED!
I would not be able to endure suffering in his name!
Sin would still reign over me!
I would have no power!
I could not be what God intended me to be!
I wouldn't be THANKFUL!
There is no changing from one degree of glory to the next!
We are…..
...Called by his Grace. (Galatians 1:5, Galatians 1:15, 2Timothy 1:9)
…Justified by his Grace. (Titus 3:7, Romans 3:24)
…Saved by his Grace. (Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians 2:8, Titus 2:11, Acts 15:11)
…Standing by his Grace. (Romans 5:2)
…Empowered by his Grace. (2Timothy 2:1, 1Timothy 1:12)
…Elected by his Grace. (Romans 11:5)
…Under Grace and not the law. (Romans 6:15)
…What we are, by the Grace of God. (1Corinthians 15:10)
…Growing in Grace. (2Peter 3:18)
…given Grace and receive it freely (John 1:16, 1Corinthians 1:4, 2Corinthians 8:1, Galatians 2:9, Ephesians 4:7)
…to continue in the Grace of God (Acts 13:43)
…confirmed by Grace (Hebrews 13:9)
Therefore we are thankful for his Grace!
Hebrews 12:28, 1Timothy 1:12, Colossians 3:16, 2Corinthians 9:14+15, 2Corinthians 4:15, 2Corinthians 2:14, 2Corinthians 1:12, 1Corinthians 1:4, 1Corinthians 15:57, Romans 6:17,
2Thessalonians 1:12
So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the Grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.