WHAT’S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE?
HYMN: AMAZING GRACE
1 Peter 4:10 “… so minister… as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
GRACE IS AMAZING BECAUSE…
1. It involves the best dying for the worst
Hymn# 354 “I Gave My Life For Thee”
Jesus is the best: (1 Peter 2:22) “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth”
We are the worst: (Romans 5:8) “…while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”
Also ref. Acts 10:38, Hebrews 2:9, John 15:13, 1 John 2:2, Romans 5:8, 1 Timothy 1:13
2. It required that the highest become the
lowest.
Hymn # 386 “He Loves Me”
Philippians 2: 5-8 “… equal with God… took upon him the form of a servant…”
3. It required the richest to become the
poorest.
Hymn # 313 “The Old Rugged Cross” v.2
Hymn # 379 “He left the Splendor Of
Heaven”
(2 Corinthians 8:9) “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
though he was rich, yet for your
sakes he became poor, that ye
through his poverty might be rich.”
(Matthew 8:20) “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but
the Son of man hath not where to lay his
head”
4. It gives us what we need rather than what
we deserve.
Hymn # 525 “He Knows Just What I Need”
(Romans 4:25) “Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised for our justification”
(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”
5. It involved God paying a debt that He did
not owe for those who could not pay.
Hymn # 376 “He Paid A Debt”
(2 Corinthians 9:15) “Thanks be to unto God for his unspeakable gift”
6. It cost God everything, but is offered
freely to man.
Hymn # 375 “O, The Depth And Riches”
(John 3:16) “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…”
(Ephesians 2:8-10)
Also ref. Romans 6:8, Romans 10:14, Luke 10:13, Mark 16:15
7. It is greater than all of our sin.
Hymn # 111 “Grace Greater Than Our Sin”
Hymn # 112 “Wonderful Grace Of Jesus”
v.1
(Romans 5:20) “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
Also ref. Hebrews 7:25