Grace

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Romans 6

New King James Version (NKJV)


6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?² Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? ³ Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? ⁴ Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Merriam-Webster's defines grace as:

a: unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b : a virtue coming from God c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace

To me, grace is all that is articulated above wrapped up in a gift from God. We cannot earn it, and often times we do not deserve it. Sometimes we are called upon to share God's grace we receive towards our fellow man. Grace is God's gift to us.

No human can earn grace.  To say we have ''earned grace'', could imply that God has a respective person, a favorite among us, which is not true. Because of our proclivity to sin, earning grace is impossible. The only person to walk this earth that truly earned grace was Christ Jesus, and He resides at the right hand of God now. Due to our sins, we probably do not deserve grace, but God supplies us with His divine assistance on a regular basis.  Not because we earned it or are his favorite person, but because He knows we can't do this alone, we need Him to find our way back to Him. Ephesians 2:8-9 Says, 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.

When we are in position to give, share, or show grace like God has to us, a great number of people fail.  Either because of greed, fear, or lack of knowing God, we fail here. In order to be Christ-like, we must put our emotions and human understanding aside and seek Christ for counsel as to what would He do in this situation.

We Lin on, by, and because of the grace God gives us, for without it, we would be lost in sin and death. Grace is no. a get out of jail free card people perceive it to be.  It is a true gift from God.