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AMAZING GRACE
God’s Gift to a Sinful World
Amazing Grace
• The means of salvation was provided solely by God’s Grace.– “For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8,9)
Amazing Grace
• What does the sinner deserve? Hell!– Ezekiel 18:20– Revelation 20:14,15
• Jesus died in place of the sinners.– Romans 3:23-26– Romans 5:6-11
• His gift was “not of works.”– Ephesians 2:9
Amazing Grace• If works save, reward is of
debt.– Romans 4:1-5
• The Law of Moses required perfect works.– Romans 3:27,28
• Law could not take away sin.– Hebrews 10:1-4
• Abraham is the “Father of Faith” to Jews and Gentiles.– Romans 3:29-31
Amazing grace• Access to God’s grace is
solely by faith.– Romans 5:1,2
• But not “faith only.”– James 2:24
• Faith that saves is faith that obeys!– Hebrews 11:7 (Noah)– Hebrews 11:8 (Abraham)– Hebrews 11:29 (Red Sea)– Hebrews 11:30 (walls of
Jericho)
Grace Accessed by
Faith!
Amazing Grace• Faith obeys the “works God
ordained.”– Ephesians 2:10
• Belief and baptism– Mark 16:16
• Repentance and baptism– Acts 2:38
• Why?– Romans 6:3,4 (Death)– Acts 22:16 (Wash away sins)– Galatians 3:26,27 (into Christ)
Grace Accessed by
Faith!
Amazing Grace
Have you accepted God’s offer of His
“Amazing Grace?”