Unmerited Grace
John 1:15-17
Grace is a meaningful concept that is particularly meaningful to those who follow Christ. Because of Grace, our fallen nature and sinful behavior no longer form a barrier between us and God. He bestows His grace upon us without merit – meaning we don’t deserve it and can’t do anything to attain it.
We have received the favor of this apostleship that is grace and a fitness for it that is truth. We have received grace for grace. All that we receive in Christ is summed up in this one word, grace we have received even grace, so great a gift, so rich, so invaluable we have received no less than grace this is a gift to be spoken of with an emphasis. It is repeated, grace for grace for to every stone in this building, as well as to the top-stone.
It is grace the good will of God ...
