Grace - Unmerited favor; good wlil, kindness, disposition to oblige another
Titus 3:4 - But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared...

Dispensation of Grace

• Ephesians 3:1-7
• Grace is a specific dispensation that we live in today!
• There is more to grace than we realize!
• This same grace was gven to Paul by effectual working of God's power, then to us-ward!
• Today, we are under God's grace, not the law!
• Romans 6:14 - For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
• Romans 11:6 - And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

• Through Jesus Christ
• I Corinthians 1:4 - I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
• Romans 5:1,2 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 4:13-16 - For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
• Romans 4:22-25 - And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
• A gift - free
• Romans 5:15,17 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
• Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
• Paul administered grace to others in his travels
• II Corinthians 8:19 -  And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
• We can abound in it!
• II Corinthians 8;7 - Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
• I Timothy 1:14 - And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

• II Corinthians 9:10-14 - Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
• It must be seen in us!
• Galatians 2:9 - And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
• What did they see in Paul?
• permissiveness? - NO!
• ignoring 'wrong'? - NO!
• said nothing? - NO!
• hanging around the 'wrong'?  NO!
• ignoring the truth? - NO!
• grace AND truth go hand in hand; not one without the other!
• all grace only = ecumenical worthless sugar religon!
• all truth only = Bible bashing, being offensive, people following puppets!

• Romans 5:21 - That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• through righteousness - HIS!
• Romans 10:3 - For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

• Ephesians 2:4,5 - But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
• Ephesians 2:8,9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

• Ephesians 1:7 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Ephesians 2:6,7 - And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 2:10-18
• Titus 2:11-13 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
• grace brings salvation to all, IF they so choose, it is there for them!
• grace actually teaches us how to live!
• We are to speak that - reprove, exhort, rebuke with all authority - Scriptural authority, of course!

II Corinthians 8:6 - Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

Not: The following points are so much better explained in the audio/video!

I. Humbles us!

• Romans 12:3 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
• We all have our place!
• Romans 12:4-8 - For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

• However, not because of our scholarship, etc.
• Romans 15:15,16 - Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

• Titus 3:7 - That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
• Romans 3:24 - Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
• Romans 5:1 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: