AMAZING GRACE

God’s Gift to a Sinful World

Amazing Grace

• The means of salvation was provided solely by God’s Grace.– “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.” (Ephesians 2:8,9)

Amazing Grace

• What does the sinner deserve? Hell!– Ezekiel 18:20– Revelation 20:14,15

• Jesus died in place of the sinners.– Romans 3:23-26– Romans 5:6-11

• His gift was “not of works.”– Ephesians 2:9

Amazing Grace• If works save, reward is of

debt.– Romans 4:1-5

• The Law of Moses required perfect works.– Romans 3:27,28

• Law could not take away sin.– Hebrews 10:1-4

• Abraham is the “Father of Faith” to Jews and Gentiles.– Romans 3:29-31

Amazing grace• Access to God’s grace is

solely by faith.– Romans 5:1,2

• But not “faith only.”– James 2:24

• Faith that saves is faith that obeys!– Hebrews 11:7 (Noah)– Hebrews 11:8 (Abraham)– Hebrews 11:29 (Red Sea)– Hebrews 11:30 (walls of

Jericho)

Grace Accessed by

Faith!

Amazing Grace• Faith obeys the “works God

ordained.”– Ephesians 2:10

• Belief and baptism– Mark 16:16

• Repentance and baptism– Acts 2:38

• Why?– Romans 6:3,4 (Death)– Acts 22:16 (Wash away sins)– Galatians 3:26,27 (into Christ)

Grace Accessed by

Faith!

Amazing Grace

Have you accepted God’s offer of His

“Amazing Grace?”