The Gospel Of Grace Series

“There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Heb. 4:9-10 “For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.” A revelation of the grace of God settles a lot of anxieties in our lives. Do I want to please the Lord? With everything that is in me, I want to please Him. Can I do that in the strength of my own willpower? No, I am absolutely dependent upon the flow of His grace in my life. “It is God who works in you both to will and do His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13). We can count on Him doing that. We can rest in His goodwill toward us. Board the ocean liner of grace and enjoy the ride. Swimming across the Pacific is not a viable alternative.

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i GOSPEL (from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1996 by Biblesoft)

ii Romans 7:7, 12; 3:23.

iii All Scripture quotes are in New King James Version unless indicated otherwise.

iv Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament (Iowa Falls, IA: World Bible Publishers, Inc., 1994) p. 1469.

v Joseph R. Cooke, Free for the Taking: The Life-changing Power of Grace (Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company) p. 24.

vi Luke 23:34.

vii F. M. Lehman, “The Love of God,” The New Church Hymnal (Lexicon Music, Inc., 1976) p. 16.

viii Julia H. Johnston wrote the hymn, “Grace Greater Than Our Sin,” The New Church Hymnal (Lexicon Music, Inc., 1976) p. 394.

ix Charles H. Spurgeon, Spurgeon’s Expository Encyclopedia, Vol. VIII (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1978) p.284

x John 10:1; Acts 4:12.

xi Fanny J. Crosby, “Pass Me Not,” The New Church Hymnal (Lexicon Music, Inc., 1976) p. 450

xii Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:6-7; Eph. 1:5-6.

xiii Bob Beasley, Perfect Illustrations for Every Topic and Occasion (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Printing, 2002) p. 112.

xiv Rom 4:4 “Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.”

xv 2 Pet. 1:3; Isa. 63:9