3. The Body of Christ is basically
divided into 2 groups:
1. Those who emphasize Grace – what God does
They preach that everything is totally up to God
2.Those who emphasize Faith – what we do
They preach that there are many things that we must do
4. Both groups contend that the
other group is totally wrong
Everything should come down to these questions:
1. What part is GOD's responsibility?
2. What part is MY responsibility?
3. What must I do?
8. The balance of Grace & Faith is like
sodium and chloride
Both sodium and chloride
are poisons
If you take either one of them by
themselves in sufficient quantity, they’ll
kill you
Yet if you mix sodium & chloride together,
you get salt, a mineral necessary to
sustain life !
12. “For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved
(delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation)
through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your
own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of
God”
Eph.2:8 Ampl.
The Bible says that we are saved by Grace
through Faith
We aren’t saved by one or the other
13. To be technically correct, there is a
parenthetical phrase in this passage in
the last part of Eph.2:5, which says:
“… by grace ye are saved”
I’m not arguing that it’s wrong to say that
we are saved by grace, but technically, it’s
not grace alone that saves us !
It’ s really important that we understand this point
14. God has done so much for us, by
His grace, but for us to receive
what He has done there must be
a positive response on our part,
which is what the Bible calls
“faith”
There has to be a combination of both Grace & Faith
15. You aren’t saved by Grace alone
Grace is what God does for you.It’s His part. It is
something that was done for you before you
existed. Grace has nothing to do with you.
By defenition, Grace it is “unmerited, unearned,
undeserved favour”.
If Grace is something that God does and if Grace
alone saved, then every person would be saved,
because Titus 2:11 revels that the Grace of God that
brings salvation appeared to all men.
21. God’s… GRACE
God Grace is the same
towards every one of us!
God has exactly the same
Grace toward every person
who ever lived
22. You may be wondering:
• “Then why ‘so-and-so’ got healed and I didn’t?”
• “Why did God touched them and not me?”
23. What is the PROBLEM ?
The problem is:
YOU think that when you see
something happen, that God
has done something or
provide something for that
person, that He hasn’t
provided for you
24. God, by Grace,
has already brought
salvation to every person on
the face of this earth !!!
Titus 2:11
25. This is not something that
is commonly understood
Most people that it is their performance that earns them extra pull and
Most people that it is their performance that earns them extra pull and
favor to get the power of God operating in their life
favor to get the power of God operating in their life
The truth is:
- The moment you begin relating God’s
blessing – the manifestation of His power in your
life - to anything that you have done, then you miss
it – you have just voided grace!
26. The truth is:
•• The moment you begin relating God’s
The moment you begin relating God’s
blessing – the manifestation of
blessing – the manifestation of His
His
power in your life -- to anything that you
power in your life to anything that you
have done...
have done...
a. Then,you miss it – you have just voided grace!
b. Then you have made God’s blessing and
manifestation, in your life,proportional to something
that you have done.
If you think that way, then you don’t understand the grace of God.
27. God, by Grace, already provided
everything for you ever needed it
•Salvation,
•Healing,
•Prosperity
Already provided in JESUS CHRIST
“And He [that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning sacrifice) for
our sins, and not for ours alone but also for [the sins of] the whole world.”
I John 2:2
28. Jesus died for every sinner who
has ever lived on this earth. And
He died for our sins two
thousand years ago, long before
we had ever committed them.
“And He [that same Jesus Himself] is the propitiation (the atoning
sacrifice) for our sins, and not for ours alone but also for [the sins
of] the whole world.”
I John 2:2
29. We have Been
Forgiven
Our sins have been forgiven already, in
Jesus, and we are under the blood
We have to believe the Gospel – that Jesus has
already come, He’s alreadt died for us and
forgiven the sins of the world Sinai
M - C - C
Well, then… if that is true, everybody is saved,
right?
- NO !!! This is not the case, because
Grace alone doesn’t save you !!!
• God, by Jesus Christ, made provision
•God, in Jesus, paid for every person’s sin
30. Jesus explain WHY people go to hell
Because they don’t BELIEVE in Him !!!
“And when He comes, He will
convict and convince the world and bring
demonstration to it about sin and about
righteousness (uprightness of heart and right
standing with God) and about judgment:
About sin, because they do not believe in Me
[trust in, rely on, and adhere to Me]”
John 16:8,9 Ampl.
31. If you have made
Jesus your Lord and
Savior, then all of
your sins – past,
present and future –
have already been
forgiven !!!
32. The Why, for the coming of the
Holy Spirit
7 However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good,
expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the
Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will
not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him
to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
8 And when He comes, He will convict and convince the world and bring
demonstration to it about sin and about righteousness (uprightness of heart and
right standing with God) and about judgment:
9 About sin, because they do not believe in Me [trust in, rely on, and adhere to
Me];
10 About righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God),
because I go to My Father, and you will see Me no longer;
11 About judgment, because the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world [Satan] is
judged and condemned and sentence already is passed upon him.
John 16 Ampl
33. Christ's departure was necessary to the Comforter's coming.
Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which
was his going away. His bodily presence could be only in one
place at one time, but his Spirit is every where, in all places,
at all times, wherever two or three are gathered together in
his name. See here the office of the Spirit, first to reprove, or
to convince. Convincing work is the Spirit's work; he can do
it effectually, and none but he. It is the method
Matthew Henry's Concise
Commentary on the Bible
34. the Holy Spirit takes, first to convince, and then to
comfort. The Spirit shall convince the world, of sin; not
merely tell them of it. The Spirit convinces of the fact of
sin; of the fault of sin; of the folly of sin; of the filth of
sin, that by it we are become hateful to God; of the
fountain of sin, the corrupt nature; and lastly, of the
fruit of sin, that the end thereof is death. The Holy
Spirit proves that all the world is guilty before God
35. He convinces the world of righteousness; that
Jesus of Nazareth was Christ the righteous. Also, of
Christ's righteousness, imparted to us for
justification and salvation. He will show them where
it is to be had, and how they may be accepted as
righteous in God's sight. Christ's ascension proves
the ransom was accepted, and the righteousness
finished, through which believers were to be
justified.
36. Black
Of judgment, because the prince of this world is
judged. All will be well, when his power is broken,
who made all the mischief. As Satan is
subdued by Christ, this gives us confidence, for no
other power can stand before him. And of the day
of judgment. The coming of the Spirit would be of
unspeakable advantage to the disciples.
37. • The Holy Spirit is our Guide, not only to show us the way, but
to go with us by continued aids and influences. To be led into a
truth is more than barely to know it; it is not only to have the
notion of it in our heads, but the relish, and savour, and power
of it in our hearts. He shall teach all truth, and keep back
nothing profitable, for he will show things to come. All the gifts
and graces of the Spirit, all the preaching, and all the writing of
the apostles, under the influence of the Spirit, all the tongues,
and miracles, were to glorify Christ. It behoves every one to
ask, whether the Holy Spirit has begun a good work in his
heart? Without clear discovery of our guilt and danger, we
never shall understand the value of Christ's salvation; but
when brought to know ourselves aright, we begin to see the
value of the Redeemer. We should have fuller views of the
Redeemer, and more lively affections to him, if we more prayed
for, and depended on the Holy Spirit. (Jn 16:16-22)
38. The grace of God is
extended exactly the
same towards
everybody – not only
to you, but to every
person on the face of
the earth.
Adolf Hitler had as much grace
extended towards him as you
and I have.
39. Black
Jesus loved every person that had done terrible things
in the history of the world – He died for them and paid
the price for their sins exactly the same as He did for all
the people who had received Him, love Him, and seek
Him
The Grace of God is identical toward us all !!!
40. The Grace of God is Consistent
• He is the same towards everybody.
God is no respecter of persons.
Rom.2:11
• He doesn’t love one person more than
He loves another.
• He hasn’t provide more for one person
than He has provided for another.
41.
42. By His Grace God has forgiven the sins of Humanity
Grace is what God does for us independent of us.
Doe s that me an that e ve rybody is s ave d? No!
Be c aus e not e ve rybody has put faith in what God
has done through Je s us
43. Black
•Prior to your existence, before you even
had a need, God had already created
the supply.
•Before you ever get discoureged, God
has already blessed you with all spiritual
blessings.
•He’s already abunded towards you in
love.
•He’s already provided, in Jesus,
everything, before you had the problem.
That’s awesome !!!
45. God by His grace, has already done everything
he anticipated every need that you could ever have,
and He already met all of those needs through Jesus
Christ.
Through Jesus, God intervened in the affairs of men.
He’s provided everything, and that happened 2.000
years ago.
Jesus hasn’t died for a single person’s sin since.
He took our sins 2.000 years ago !
Jesus hasn’t healed a single person since. He took our
stripes on his body 2.000 years ago !
46. Salvation, healing,Black
deliverance and prosperity
have already been provided.
When people hear this truth and believe, all
of a sudden what God has already provided
by grace becomes a reality to them.
As they mix faith with the Word ofGod, what
He jas qlready done in and by Jesus Christ,
begins to manifest in their life
47. You are saved by grace trough faith,
not by one or the other exclusively.
Understanding this foundational
truth will make a huge difference in
your life !!!
51. True Bible faith is simply your positive
response of what God has already
provided through Jesus Christ
52. Faith only appropriates what
God has already provided
Faith is the way you receive what God
has already provided through grace
53. Black
Faith reaches out and appropriates what
God has alreadyprovided for us in and by
Jesus
We don’t have to ask, plead and beg to God
He has already supplied what we need
Is just a matter of us believing and receiving
54. Asking is not wrong. But it all
depends on your attitude !
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything
according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever
we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. I Joh 5:14,15
55. • Just believe and receive command
and release the power of God
• The harmony between this is the
attitude in which you ask
56. Powerful truth
Instead of approaching God as a
beggar, I need to be a believar
who trusts His promisses, and
confidently and gratefully just
take advantage of what He’s
already provided for us !!!
57. You have to believe God in order
to see His promises come to
pass in your life
58.
59. Black
Faith or Grace –
independent of each
other, not mixed
together propely – will
Notas do Editor
You may be wondering, “Then why dis so-and-so get healed and I didn’t?” “Why did God touched them and not me?”
Read pages 19-21
Verse 18 says we can’t see God—so God showed himself in Christ! Jesus is “God the One and Only” (deity!)
John 14:8 a Philip * said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” John 14:9 Jesus * said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? a He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
