“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, [e]ven when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) [a]nd hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: [t]hat in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus” (Eph 2:4-7). Oh, how great is the grace of God! Thanks be to God that He has extended His grace to all men, that we may come to know Him and spend eternity in fellowship with Him! It is by the grace of God that we live, move, and have our being, and it is by the grace of God that we are saved. Unfortunately, many misuse and abuse the idea of God’s matchless grace. There are those who would have us to believe that we are saved by grace only. However, those who claim such do not practice what they preach. There are two sides of this proverbial “coin” that must be considered. After all, we are imperfect human beings dealing with a perfect and holy God.
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