I have heard it said that grace is a given and not so important in the continuing walk of the believer so as to merit ongoing discussion and understanding. I think someone forgot to mention this to the Holy Spirit so He would know to tell the writers of the New Testament not to mention grace quite so much and apply it to so many things in the believers life.

For instance: Did you know that it takes an abundance of grace for us as believers to even reign in this life the way we are told we can through Jesus Christ?

Romans 5:17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)

Did you know there is no record of the Apostles giving thanks to God for the work of the Law in their lives, but the Scriptures are full of them giving thanks for the work of God’s grace? One example of many is found in:

1Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

Were you aware that our generosity can be limited or released through our understanding and reception of grace? The Corinthians gave help to those in Jerusalem and the credit for their generosity is attributed to God’s exceeding grace at work in them.

2Corinthians 9:14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.

Were you aware that whenever the Holy Spirit is establishing a believers heart in faith towards the truth He does so with regard to grace?

Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

We are instructed and admonished not to pursue various and strange doctrines that lead us down rabbit trails which applaud our efforts. We are instructed and encouraged to have our hearts established by grace. By grace will naturally give all the glory to Jesus as opposed to ourselves, just as it should be. Restrictive seemingly pious other things do not profit, and they point to our goodness and great discipline of life to impress God and others!

In this post we have covered just a few things that grace is directly tied to in a believers life, there are more. The grace of God revealed to us through Christ is of far greater importance than some may give to it.

If grace is being regarded with little significance and given little to no attention, what is the likelihood that the heart that is doing so will be established with grace?

Is it possible to have the gospel without grace? We will visit that question in my next post.