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Welcome to Gracepedia. This website is a living bible commentary, on the Gospel of Grace. Everything you ever need to know about Grace you will find it here. It is not what we have done but what Christ has done (Romans 5:19). Because of what Christ has done we all have been reconciled with God, our heavenly Father. Grace is God's undeserved, unearned and unmerited favour towards mankind. To reconcile us to God through Christ. We are the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ. It is the goodness of God that leads us into repentance (Romans 2:4).
The gap between revelation and manifestation is right believing. Right believing produces right living. Jesus did not come to start a religion but a relationship. He came to bring us life and life in abundance. This commentary will help you to grow in Grace (Jesus).
What is the Gospel of Grace?
The gospel of grace is the only gospel for it is the grace of God that makes the good news the good news. It is the grace of God that saves us, sanctifies us, and keeps us secure to the end. What is grace? Grace is the love of God that comes to us through his Son and empowers us to be who God made us to be. And what is the gospel of grace? The One who sits on a throne of grace wants to share his life with you. This life is found in his Son who is full of grace and truth. What does the grace of God look like? It looks like Jesus. Grace isn’t a mere message or sermon. Grace is a Person living his life through you.
What was Paul's Gospel?
The gospel that Paul preached was a classic 3-point message: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again as the prophets foretold (see 1 Corinthians 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). You are probably familiar with this message, but do you really understand what it means?
As we behold the cross and the empty tomb, the full implications of God’s super-abundant grace become clear. Because of grace, I can say:
- God loves me unconditionally God accepts me just the way I am
- God has forgiven all my sins God holds nothing against me
- God justifies me and makes me righteous God makes me a brand new creation
- God adopts me into his family making me a co-heir with Christ
And that’s just the beginning of this great grace gospel!
What is NOT the Gospel of Grace?
Paul warned us not to listen to those who preach something other than the gospel of grace. Since the grace of God comes to us by faith alone, there are two ways preachers can mess this up:
- They preach things that distract us from grace (eg: conditional forgiveness, law-keeping, progressive sanctification, judgmental prophecies, conspiracies, myths, etc.)
- They preach things that diminish faith (eg: sin-management, worldly philosophy, politics, dead works, performance-based acceptance, etc.)
How can you tell the difference between a Grace message and a graceless one?
A grace-based message will leave you praising God and thanking Jesus. In contrast, a graceless message will have you making promises you can’t keep and then condemn you for not keeping them.
Someone who has not been fully apprehended by the grace of God will always be tempted towards dead works. So be wary of those who preach a mixed gospel. If you desire to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus, tune in to the hypergrace preachers. But the biggest mistake we can make with the gospel of grace is we think it is for other people.
“Grace is for sinners, not good churchgoers like me.” Big mistake. We all need the grace of God every single day. It’s grace from start to finish.