Teaching by Tag: Grace
The Five Solas: Sola Fide
God has offered a free pardon for sin which can only be apprehended by faith. Good works can’t save us, but if our faith is real, they won’t be absent either.
Watch / ListenThe Five Solas: Sola Gratia
All of us are sinners before we sin, and we are not essentially good. We exist under the condemnation of God, but He initiates our rescue because of His grace.
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Rescued, Part 15: The End of Self-Righteousness
The need to be saved from the penalty of sin is universal, and the law cannot save. The solution—the Savior—is singular and available to all who believe.
Watch / ListenRescued, Part 9: Grace Is Not Permission to Sin
Our response to God’s grace should not be to sin more freely, but to choose to be slaves to Christ, to commit to obedience in our daily living, and to get baptized.
Watch / ListenRescued, Part 4: The Good News
The Christian faith is the only one that keeps works in their proper relationship to salvation. The gospel shows that God pays the price for the offense against Him, with Christ’s righteousness imputed to undeserving people by faith.
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The Church in Acts, Part 10: God’s Sovereign Rule
To say that God is sovereign is to acknowledge that His control is ultimate, His grace is sufficient, and His justice is perfect.
Watch / ListenThe Church in Acts, Part 9: Gentiles Receive the Gospel
Good works are insufficient for salvation. God orchestrates our encounters with those who need to hear His truth, and like He did with Peter, He stretches us for His use.
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A Psalm for All Seasons: Psalm 51
Brokenness brings a cry for mercy, leads to owning our sin, leads to seeking cleansing, leads to seeking restoration, and leads to true worship.
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Paul’s Loving Charge to the Church, Part 4: Heart of the Father, Work of the Son
The greatest slavery in the world is freedom to sin. The greatest freedom in the world is slavery to Jesus Christ.
Watch / ListenPaul’s Loving Charge to the Church, Part 2: God Uses the Broken but Humble
None of us deserve the grace, mercy, and forgiveness of God. The apostle Paul knew that as we was appointed to God’s service as the “foremost” of sinners. Even though he acted ignorantly in his unbelief, he was the recipient of God’s mercy and patience.
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