June 25, 2006

 

Intro: Chap.5:10 – study of God’s grace

 

I. Note Peter refers to “the God of all grace..”

1) Wherever grace is experienced by sinners, the source

of grace is only in God

 

2) All of this “grace” is mediated thru Jesus Christ.

John 1:14,17

 

3) There is a suggestion of the “inexhaustibility” of

grace- Rom.5:20

 

II. Grace is the term for the unique divine provision

for our needs as sinners and is expressive of God’s

favor toward the undeserving.

 

1) Grace was a divine motivation- II Tim.1:9-10

 

2) While grace be seen in glimpses in the OT, it is fully

revealed in Jesus Christ-

 

III. Grace is particularly and specifically a component

in how God delivers sinners from their guilt.

Read Eph.2:1-10

1)The work of obtaining forgiveness of sins was done by

Christ alone.

 

2)The conflict between God’s perfect righteousness and our

sinful practices is answered by Jesus bearing our sins.

 

3)Grace not only moves our sin to Christ on the Cross, but

also gives the believer the righteousness of Christ Himself.

 

4) So, Grace excludes systems of human merit, human good

and human achievement.  See Luke 18:9-14