GRACE

What the law does for the

sinner
• Romans 3:23, 19. The law gives us, as sinners, a knowledge of sin
and condemns us.
• 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
• 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to
them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped,
and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Wages of sin is death -Romans 6:23
• 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Law defines sin -1 John 3:4
• 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is
the transgression of the law.
•10 commandments being
transgressed –Romans 7:7
•7 What shall we say then? Is the law
sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known
sin, but by the law: for I had not
known lust, except the law had said,
Thou shalt not covet.
What the law cannot do for the
sinner
• Romans 3:20. The law cannot forgive or justify the
sinner.
• 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no
flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the
knowledge of sin.
• Romans 8:7. It cannot make a carnal mind subject
to the law.
• 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be.
•Law still demands death –
Hebrews 9:22
•22 And almost all things are
by the law purged with blood;
and without shedding of blood
is no remission.
What Christ does for the sinner
• John 3:17, 18. Christ does not condemn the sinner, for he is
already condemned.
• 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
• 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God
• Acts 13:38, 39. Christ forgives, or justifies, him.
• 38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that
through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
• 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from
which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30. He is our righteousness and sanctification.
• 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us
wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption
• Ephesians 2:8-10. Salvation is the work of grace through faith.
• 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God:
• 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
• 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• Romans 1:16, 17. The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto
salvation.
• 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek
SALVATION BY
GRACE
• Grace – the kindness that God shows to
human race
• It is favor to one who is undeserving and
to one who is lost
• Grace is a gift from God – Ephesians 4:7
• 7 But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the measure of the gift of
Christ
• Grace was freely given – Romans 3:24
• 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
• It is bestowed upon sinful men – 1 Timothy 1:12,
13
• 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath
enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry;
• 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a
persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy,
because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Grace is promised to the humble – 1 Peter 5:5
• 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto
the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another,
and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Grace enables men to lead simple life – simple and
sincere with others – 2 Corinthians 1:12
• 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our
conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity,
not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God,
we have had our conversation in the world, and
more abundantly to you-ward
• Through grace we may do God’s work – 1 Corinthians
3:10
• 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me,
as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and
another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed
how he buildeth there upon
• Grace bestows unmerited favor –Even to gentiles through
faith in Jesus -Romans 4:16
• 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to
the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to
that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of
the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
• God shows His mercy – Romans 9:16
• 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him
that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
• Grace sufficient for all human needs – 2
Corinthians 12:9
• 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for
thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon
me.
•Salvation is by grace – Acts 15:11,
Titus 3:7
•15:11 But we believe that through the
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall
be saved, even as they.
•3:7 That being justified by his grace,
we should be made heirs according to
the hope of eternal life
Sinners are justified by grace-
Romans 7:21-24
• 21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good,
evil is present with me.
• 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward
man:
• 23 But I see another law in my members, warring
against the law of my mind, and bringing me into
captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
• 24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver
me from the body of this death?
• It is a free gift –Ephesians 4:7
• 7 But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the measure of the gift of
Christ.
• Christ mediator between God and man –
1 Timothy 2:5
• 5 For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus
•Self need to die in us –Galatians 2:20
•20 I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I, but
Christ liveth in me: and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by the
faith of the Son of God, who loved me,
and gave himself for me.
 ROMANS 5:20
•As sins increased God’s grace
increased
•20 Moreover the law entered, that
the offence might abound. But
where sin abounded, grace did
much more abound: