What Does the Bible Say About Being Justified by Grace?

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In this episode, we begin our discussion on what the Bible says about how we are justified by grace. Paul writes to Titus noting our sinful behaviors, God's love of us and what He did for us, mentioning our topic for this episode. We discuss what grace is, how it manifests an attitude of friendly disposition from which a gift, kindly act, mercy, charity or lenience proceeds. We look at what Jesus said in Matthew 5 concerning what God does for all and how we ought to follow His example. Again, God's love of mankind is noted by Jesus and Paul in a couple of passages. We note those. We discuss the fact that this gracious attitude of God is undeserved by man, yet Paul notes in a passage in Ephesians that it saves. We talk about grace being a spiritual state or condition that is entered into by faith. We look at a couple of passages that say this. We note that grace is also a gift that God provides through Jesus and ultimately equals salvation. We complete this episode by noting that grace is not a reward for good works, works of merit, as if God owed us for them. Paul tells us that we are God's workmanship for He created us for good works, the works of faith that we do when we obey what He says because we love Him. Take about 30-minutes to listen in on our discussion. Have your Bible handy so you can verify what we are saying. There is a transcript of this Buzzsprout episode provided for your convenience.