Grace is like that! Mark 15:6-15 By Ysrael De la Cruz If you have been in church for a while, you have heard the word “grace” in songs, sermons, meditations and so forth. One of the most quoted Bible verses about grace is Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And…
Grace is like that part 2 Luke 23:32-43 By Ysrael De la Cruz Last week I spoke and taught about grace. We learned that grace is God’s unmerited savor or kindness to us. Grace is to receive or get something we don’t deserve. This was the case of the criminal Barabbas; he got his freedom…
Today I would like to talk about another word we Christians throw around a lot and at many times, we don’t quite understand its meaning. It is the word “grace.” We hear things like you are saved by grace and there’s nothing you could have done. Salvation is a gift, that you don’t deserve it. Just as we spent time last week looking at God’s love and what we mean when we say it’s unconditional, today I want us to spend some time looking at God’s grace. What is it? What do we mean when we say we are saved by grace?