Grace is Not.....

Grace is not….                                       Grace is….

Grace is not...	Grace is...
-  merely one subject of many in Christianity	- the essence of the Christian life
-  a "method" for holy living	- the holy life of Jesus that indwells the believer
-  power for humans to keep the law	- the power of God working in the believer as he/she rests in Jesus
-  limited to the forgiveness of sins	- the all-encompassing power for every single matter in the Christian life
- license to sin	- freedom from sin
- through Moses	- through Jesus
- added to our works	- God's work in us
- for the proud	- for the humble
- wages for our deeds	- the free gift of God
- the result of our commitment or faithfulness to God	- the result of God's commitment and faithfulness to us
- the result of us exercising our gifts and talents	- the means through which our gifts and talents are exercised
- limited in supply	- abounding toward us, so that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
- something you "hope" will be there	- exceedingly rich and abundant, without end
- something to come back to now and then	- what the heart should be established in
- unproductive	- fertile soil
- cheap	- free