Understanding grace is vital because it shapes our view of salvation and humbles us, ensuring we rely on Christ's righteousness rather than our own (Galatians 2:21).
Grace, as understood in the context of the New Testament, is God's unmerited favor towards sinners, granting them salvation through faith in Christ. Galatians 2:21 states that if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain. This underscores the importance of grace for believers: it establishes that our standing before God does not depend on our works or adherence to the law, but solely on Christ's redemptive work. Recognizing grace also fosters humility, as it teaches us that we cannot earn our salvation and that we are utterly dependent on Christ to be justified and accepted by God.
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Galatians 2:21, Galatians 5:9, Romans 11:6, Galatians 5:1, Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 9:1-18, Romans 7:6, Ephesians 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:25, Titus 3:5-7, 1 Corinthians 15:10, Colossians 1:5, Romans 3:27, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 5:1-2, 1 Peter 1:10, Philippians 3:7-9, Galatians 3:11, Romans 12:1, Ephesians 1:6, Romans 3:24, 2 Corinthians 5:9, Titus 2:12, Hebrews 13:9, 2 Kings 5, Isaiah 48:10-11, Romans 11:5-6, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Romans 5:20-21, Galatians 4:27-31, Romans 8:1, Romans 4:5, Titus 1:15-16, 1 John 3:4-9, Colossians 1:2, Isaiah 64:6, 2 Corinthians 2:14, Luke 15:11-32, Galatians 3:21, Matthew 11:28, Colossians 4:6, Ephesians 3:12, Galatians 5:1-4, Jude 1, Hebrews 10:10, II Thessalonians 2:13, Romans 10:4, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Titus 3:5, Galatians 4:7, Hebrews 10, Romans 6:14, 1 John 5:1-3, Ephesians 1:6-7, Ephesians 2:4-5, 1 Peter 1:23, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 4:32, Galatians 4:11, 2 Timothy 1:9, Galatians 3:2-3, Hebrews 10:20, Romans 11:5, 1 Peter 1:10-12; Psalm 62, Titus 2:11-12, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23-24, Genesis 41:55-57, John 3:8, Acts 15:11, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 4:7, Romans 8:15, 1 John 4:19, 1 Peter 5:10
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