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JOURNEY INTO GRACE - SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
The quality of grace
what is grace?
we have only to believe and ask to receive forgiveness |
John 3:16 |
| When we accept this unmerited forgiveness, we enter a state of grace with God, crossing over from judgment into life |
1 Cor. 10:29
John 5: 24 |
transformation of minds
transformation of hearts
new heart |
Romans 12: 1 & 2; Ps. 51: 10;
Ps. 90: 12; Ps. 119.32;
Isa. 62: 2; Ezekiel 11:19; 18: 31; 36:26 |
take on the likeness of Christ
this process is a growth through years |
Heb. 12: 1 – 3; Romans 12: 9 - 19
Heb. 5: 14 – 6: 3; James 1: 2 – 6;
Phil: 1: 9 – 11; 3: 15 & 16; Eph. 4: 11 – 13; |
| It is Christ in us that enables us to extend grace |
John 7: 38; 14: 12 – 21 |
| extension of grace & love shows others more of the nature of God |
John 3: 21 |
The challenge of compassion
separate the sin from the sinner
live in compassion rather than judgment
what others need is more of God & his love |
John 12: 47; Romans 12: 1-4;
1 Cor. 4: 5; John 12: 47 |
grace involves a constant awareness that every person is capable of every sin
every sin is the same as far as forgiveness is concerned |
John 16: 7 – 10; Jn 6: 65; 8: 7 |
| no person has anything to boast of except the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ |
2 Cor. 10: 17 & 18; Eph. 2: 8 – 10 |
| Jesus' prayer on the cross |
Luke 23: 34 |
Learning from experience
there is nothing we could ever do that would cause God to quit loving us |
Romans 3: 35 - 39
Song of Solomon 8:7 |
| spiritual warfare |
John 17: 15; Eph. 6: 10 – 18;
Daniel 9: 1 – 23; 2 Cor. 10: 4 - 6 |
Models in fiction
Jesus said that he only said what he heard the father saying and did what he saw the
father doing |
John 12: 49 & 50 |
(Note: This is only a sample of pertinent scriptures. I recommend getting to know your Scriptures well to have the whole picture of God's love for us.)
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