Grace

What is Grace?
References to Grace in the Bible
What is the Grace of Christ?
Why did Paul reference it in Galatians chapter 1?

Grace is unmerited favor or honor.

References
Psalm 45:2 "Grace is poured through your lips" Would that be into your mouth and therefore into your very being? Grace is a blessing.
Proverbs 3:34- "He gives grace to the afflicted" but not the scoffers. So, he gives grace to the lowly, to the people who need it.
Luke 2:40- "the grace of God was upon Jesus"
John 1:14- "Father full of Grace and truth"
Romans 5:20- "where sin is increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness." Grace makes us righteous, cleanses us from our sin.
Romans 16:20- "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you". It is something Jesus/God gives.
2 Corinthians 12:9- "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness." Grace works through our weaknesses.
Ephesians 2:8- "for by grace (unmerited honor) you have been saved" God's grace is one of His gifts to us.
Titus 3:7- "so that being justified by His grace..."
James 4:6, "God is opposed to the proud, but gives Grace to the humble"

So... Grace is God's unmerited favor for us. It comes from the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is a gift from him that we have to humble ourselves to receive. Grace gives us power we do not have on our own.

Why did Paul say this? It shows part of God's character and the mercy he gives us that we cannot earn grace on our own. This is different than any other gospel preached. Paul wants to make this clear.

Tomorrow- Listen and read 1 John 5 times.