"For He saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy." (Romans 9:15-16)
“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. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8-10)
“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world, looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” (Titus 2:11-14)
The Hymn, "Amazing Grace," by John Newton
The Grace of God: What Does It Really Mean?
Why We So Desperately Need the Grace of God
Man's Original State
The Fall of Man
The Tragic Results of the Fall of Man
1. We Are Under the Sentence of Death
2. We Are Under the Reign and Power of Sin
3. We Are Enemies and Rebels Against God
4. Our Hearts and Minds Are Blind and Corrupt
5. We Are Under the Power of Satan
6. We Are Unwilling and Unable to Return to God
7. We Will Stand Before God on Judgment Day
8. We Are Under the Wrath of God
(1) A Biblical Description of Hell
(2) The Cross the Most Awesome Expression of the Wrath of God
The Sovereign Grace of the Triune God
1. The Triunity of God
2. The God of Absolute Sovereignty
3. God is Sovereign in the Exercise of His Grace
The Sovereign Grace of God the Father in Planning Salvation
God's Unbreakable “Chain of Grace” in Romans 8:28-30
The Sovereign Grace of God the Son in Providing Salvation
1. Blood Redemption in the Old Testament
Salvation by Grace Alone—Blood Redemption in Christ First Revealed in the Garden of Eden
(1) The Seed of the Woman
(2) The Coats of Skins
Without the Shedding of Blood, There Is No Remission of Sin
Abel's “More Excellent Sacrifice”
Blood Redemption in Christ the Central Truth of the Bible
2. Blood Redemption in the New Testament
As Sinners, We Have Two Desperate Needs
Which Have Been Met by the Lord Jesus Christ(1) Forgiveness and Pardon for Guilty Sinners
(2) A Perfect Righteousness for Guilty Sinners
The Sovereign Grace of God the Holy Spirit in Applying Salvation
1. The Effectual Call and the New Birth
2. The Universal Call vs. the Effectual Call
3. What Is the New Birth?
4. What Happens When a Person Is “Born Again”?
(1) The Preparatory Work of the Holy Spirit Prior to the New Birth
(2) The Revelation of Christ in the New Birth
5. The Evidences of the New Birth
(1) Repentance and Faith
(2) The Believer's Cry
(3) The Fruit of the Spirit
(4) Evidences of the New Birth Taught in 1st John
Final Words to the Reader
1. To scoffers, unbelievers, and the indifferent
2. To religious leaders and professing Christians
3. To seekers
4. To fellow-believers
Appendix A: An Expanded Definition of the Grace of God
Appendix B: God's Eternal Purpose—An Unbreakable Chain of Sovereign Grace (Illustration)
Appendix C: The Meaning of “Foreknow” in Romans 8:29
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