God's grace is so much more than plain ol' forgiveness. But we don't, as often, at least, talk about why God grants grace. You wouldn't be wrong to ground God's gracefulness in His character. But although grace certainly depends upon Christ's atonement for sin, notice that it's not where grace God's grace is so much more than plain ol' forgiveness.

Grace does much more than just save you, it teaches you to pray that God's will be done in your life. What does the third request mean? A. “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” means, Help us and all people to reject our own wills The grace that God offers certainly does offer salvation to each and every person who "declares with Grace goes on to "teach us to say 'no' to ungodliness and worldly passions (v12)."

though I am still inclined toward all evil, nevertheless, without my deserving it at all, out of sheer grace The passage then ends with doubling down that this is all a divine act of grace, and gives a clue to But Paul just explained how radical God’s grace is. Ephesians 2 speaks of grace as being more than God’s “undeserved favor,” stating that it is given to That is why it is a gift of grace to be received by faith.

God grants us grace; we need to extend it to others as well. Just because you sin, and your sin increases every day, does not mean that you should stop asking for You are to live with grace. God grants us his grace, so we need to give it to others as well.

flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”) 16  For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18  May you rely ever on the grace and strength that He provides for each new day. AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who sent His divine Son, full of grace and

But meanwhile his divine nature remained united with his human nature even when he was lying in the grave These are the reasons why we confess him to be true God and true man— true God in order to conquer death by his power, and true man that he might die for us in the weakness of his flesh. Being fully human means that Jesus also faced some of the same realities that we face in our humanity

God rules all things through His Church, so be sure to be a strong part of it. Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 50 Q. Why the next words: “and is seated at the right hand of God”? A. Christ ascended to heaven, there to show that he is head of his church, and that the Father rules all things through him. Summary We left off on Friday with a description of Jesus' triumphal homecoming into heaven written 1,000 before it happened in Psalm 24. What a tremendous celebration it was - not just that Jesus had returned, but the invitation that He received from God the Father we read about today to sit at His right hand and "rule in the midst of your enemies," "crush kings," and "judge the nations." David here also reminds us of the guarantee God makes that we read about on Friday in 2 Corinthians. "The Lord has sworn," David writes, "and will not change His mind: you [Jesus Christ] are a priest forever!" One of God's most comforting attributes is that He is immutable - He does not - can not - ever change. He will not change His mind and He by His very nature must keep His promises. If Psalm 24 were the only passage from scripture we had, it would be sufficient for us to live confidently. The LORD is in charge, He is and will crush all who stand against Him, and nothing can change His mind or prevent His victory. Dig Deeper Think Jesus is just a nice guy, welcoming children to sit on his lap, all while turning His cheek to all who wish to strike Him? Yes, He very much is all of those things, but this gentle nature is but a fraction of who Jesus is. Passages like Psalm 110 are necessary to round out our understanding of Him, and to remind us to worship Him in reverence and fear! Yet it sure doesn't seem that Psalm 110 is accurate in our day and age. The kings and rulers of society seem to be thriving in careless indifference to God's unchanging will, and nothing seems to happen. This is why it's good to follow the catechism. In summarizing all of scripture, it helps interpret every part of scripture. Today it reminds us that God is realizing these victories with Jesus at His right hand, and that they are being won not in the political or social spheres, but in the Church, of which Jesus is the head. But even still, the Church seems to be weaker than ever. Our churches are emptier than they were decades ago, and many people we know and love have abandoned it. But just like the angels reminded the disciples not to come to conclusions based solely on what they saw as they watched Jesus disappear behind a cloud, don't base your understanding of the Church only on what you see in the pews around you. Know that at this very minute, that God rules all things through Jesus, the head of the Church, who sits at His right hand. Therefore, remain confident that it's through the Church that God will make His enemies a footstool despite the fact that the gates of Hell will rise up against it. AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who will never change His mind and will achieve victory through the Church; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God for your local church, and pray that God will strengthen you in it so that you can heed God's call to serve Him arrayed in holy splendor (v3) ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 23

focus on the things Jesus did historically, and Paul's epistles teach us about how the doctrines of grace

The one thing separating your sin from God's wrath is the Man in the middle. Paul expresses that there is one God and continues that there is also one mediator between God and men Dig Deeper A mediator is the “middle-man” in a dispute.

Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace temptations of the world and Satan, those who have been converted could not remain standing in this grace But God is faithful, mercifully strengthening them in the grace once conferred on them and powerfully By God's grace, you're not likely to face those things. God uses ordinary means (tools) to direct your heart: the preaching of His Word, your participation in