Today's scripture lesson is on Grace. Grace is the unmerited, undeserved saving work of God in Christ Jesus. It is by Grace alone that we are saved. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast.” [Ephesians 2:8-9]
We cannot earn our salvation. It is given to us freely by the Grace of our merciful God, through faith in Christ Jesus. To illustrate Grace, we can turn to the story of the 8-year old child who does something wrong, but instead of being punished, is shown mercy and is taken out to the movies with his parents. He deserves to be punished, but is instead rewarded by the generous and kind heart of his parents. Grace is something akin to this: we deserve punishment for our sins, but instead, our Father who is in heaven, shows us mercy, and we are given a reward so great, that nothing can ever compare to it!
We cannot earn our salvation. It is given to us freely by the Grace of our merciful God, through faith in Christ Jesus. To illustrate Grace, we can turn to the story of the 8-year old child who does something wrong, but instead of being punished, is shown mercy and is taken out to the movies with his parents. He deserves to be punished, but is instead rewarded by the generous and kind heart of his parents. Grace is something akin to this: we deserve punishment for our sins, but instead, our Father who is in heaven, shows us mercy, and we are given a reward so great, that nothing can ever compare to it!
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