Grace Vs. Works
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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
1. How are we saved?
A. Salvation is by grace through faith
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
i. God makes no sense when we rely on ourselves and our knowledge
i. Ourselves and our knowledge
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
a. Life after death, resurrection, healing the sick, walking on water, feeding the 5,000.
Through faith the impossible becomes possible
Through faith the impossible becomes possible
ii. Through faith the impossible becomes reality
Matthew
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
B. Grace is a gift from God
B. Grace is a gift from God
B.
i.Given freely, not coerced
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
ii. God doesn’t have to give grace.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2. Why are we saved?
2. Why are we saved
A. Created for good works
-Why are we saved
i. Everyone is created as God’s workmanship
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
ii. God has a plan and a purpose for each one of us.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
Psalm 139:
a. We are called to serve our family, church, community, and every corner of the world. (Missions, Evangelism, Discipleship)
b. God has prepared works for us.
3)Works cannot save you
B. Works cannot save you
A. If salvation depended on our works it would lead to our own pride and boastfulness.
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
B. God transforms us when we surrender to Him in faith.
“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 18:10-
i. Works based 10-12
C. The grace of God transforms not only each of us, but our works as well.
ii. Faith based 13-14
C. The grace of God transforms not only each of us, but our works as well.
i. Only through the presence of God, do our works become good.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
James
“Just read your Bible and do what it says.” Jeff Iorg