Reformation: Grace Alone
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Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
25 God presented him as an atoning sacrifice in his blood, received through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.
23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
25 God presented him as an atoning sacrifice in his blood, received through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.
Grace is not
Grace is not:
Earned
Merited
Earned
Deserved
Merited
Deserved
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
5 made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
6 He also raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus,
7 so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8 For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—
9 not from works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.
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4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
5 made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
6 He also raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus,
7 so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8 For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—
9 not from works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.
We were Dead
What role did Lazarus have in receiving life?
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Answer: None
We were made Alive
Grace is a Gift
This happens by GRACE through Faith, in Jesus Christ.
How do we become the Christians that we’ve become?
Answer: Grace!
Not I, but the Grace of God
Good works are not the means to salvation; Good works are the byproduct of God’s Grace.