43 Provisions of God's Grace

Salvation for the lost
Reconciliation for His enemies
Redemption for slaves
Propitiation for sinful man to meet God without any fear
Grace for the undeserving
1. Grace as a provision for justification
2. Grace as a provision for salvation
3. Grace as a provision obtained by faith
4. Grace as a provision of a completely free gift
5. Grace as a provision for the sin-full
6. Grace as a provision for victory over sin
7. Grace as a provision for a complete transformation (a new you)
8. Grace as a provision for infinite riches
9. Grace as a provision of complete sufficiency for every circumstance
10. Grace as a provision not to be abandoned as a rule of life
11. Grace as a provision of total acceptance before God
12. Grace as a provision that will magnify God for all eternity
13. Grace as a unique and special provision for the Body of Christ
14. Grace as a means to build others up
15. Grace as a provision to exalt God
16. Grace as a provision of great hope
17. Grace as a provision to teach us to live holy lives
18. Grace as a provision of victory over death
19. Grace manifested in our generosity
20. Grace as an all-encompassing provision for the Body of Christ
Mercy for those who deserve judgement
Justification for the unrighteous
1. Justified by FAITH
2. Justified by HIS CROSS-WORK
3. Justified by HIS BLOOD
4. Justified by HIS FREE GIFT
5. Justified by THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST
6. Justified by HIS GRACE
Forgiveness for the guilty
1. Forgiveness is through Jesus Christ
2. Forgiveness is offered freely and directly to Gentiles
3. Forgiveness is through His Blood
4. Conditional Forgiveness was offered under Law
5. We are forgiven for Christ's sake and offer unconditional forgiveness to others
6. God forgives those that acknowledge their sin
7. God forgives once, completely, forever
8. National forgiveness is offered to Israel, not to us
Life for the dead
Sight for the spiritually blind
Sanctification for the unholy
Acceptance for the rejected
Freedom for those in bondage
Love for the unworthy
1. The scope of God's love
  -- the world
2. The extent of God's love
  -- the cross
3. The demonstration of God's love
  -- Christ's death
4. The protection of God's love
  -- inseparable
5. The accomplishments of God's love
  -- new standing
6. The power of God's love
  -- life & new position
7. The dimensions of God' love
  -- infinite
8. The understanding of God's love
  -- Christ's willing sacrifice
9. The manifestation of God's love
  -- God sending His Son
10. The initiative of God's love
  -- propitiation
11. The response to God's love
  -- love one another and love God
12. The force of God's love
  -- live for Him
13. The companionship of God's love
  -- His love with us
A position In Christ for those in Adam
1. What we inherited from Adam
  -- death, judgment and condemnation
2. What we are given IN CHRIST
  -- Grace, gift, righteousness, justification, and life
3. The only way to deal with Adam
  -- crucifixion
4. The protection of being IN CHRIST
  -- No condemnation
5. The placing when being IN CHRIST
  -- many members, one body IN CHRIST
6. The uniqueness of being IN CHRIST
  -- no distinctions
7. The initiator
  -- of Him are ye IN CHRIST
8. The dramatic change
  -- new creation IN CHRIST
9. The benefits of being IN CHRIST
  -- all spiritual blessings
10. The position we have IN CHRIST
  -- seated with Him
11. The new standing of Gentiles IN CHRIST
  -- brought near
12. The plan of God IN CHRIST
  -- eternal purpose
13. The totality of being IN CHRIST
  -- complete
14. The destiny of those IN CHRIST
  -- our departure = hope IN CHRIST
Assurance for the doubting
Security of the believer
1. The Promise -- no separation
2. The Gift -- eternal life
3. The Guarantee -- sealed
4. The Position -- transferred
5. The Price -- eternal redemption
6. The Completeness -- from foreknowledge to glorification
7. The Protection -- His promise
8. The Ownership -- we are Christ's
9. The Power -- the gospel
10. The Provision -- by grace
Light for those in darkness
Freedom from condemnation for the condemned
A new nature for the thoroughly corrupt
1. 2 Corinthians 5
2. New motivation (5:14) -- Love of Christ
3. New focus (5:14-15) -- Live for Christ
4. New passion (5:16) -- Learn Christ
5. New ministry (5:18-19) -- Preach Christ
6. New mission (5:20-21) -- Ambassadors for Christ
Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
Baptized by the Holy Spirit

Israel

Baptized WITH the Holy Spirit

Many baptisms

Ceremony: cleansing

Dry and water baptisms

Sent to baptize

Body of Christ

Baptized BY the Holy Spirit

One baptism

Postion: In Christ & In the Body

Dry and no water baptisms

NOT sent to baptize

Led by the Holy Spirit
Sealed by the Holy Spirit
Taught by the Spirit
Citizenship in Heaven
Access to God
Adoption of sons
Completeness in Christ
Power for the powerless
1. Power for salvation
2. Power to conquer sin
3. Power to establish us
4. Power to raise us up
5. Power to withstand all difficulties
6. Power manifested in our weaknesses
7. Power to live all aspects of the Christian life
Hope for the hopeless
Chosen in Christ
Foreknown
Predestinated to be conformed to His image
Called by God

* Foreknown, Predestinated, Chosen and Elect
1. Introduction
2. Four types of theology
  1. Pelagianism
  2. Semi-pelagianism
  3. Augustinianism
  4. Right division
3. The meaning of predestination
4. The wrong application of predestination
5. The Biblical teaching on predestination
6. Understanding the sovereignty of God
  - How can a sovereign God relate to a fallen world?
  - He can:
    1. Give no one an opportunity for salvation
    2. Provide an opportunity for everyone to be saved
    3. Intrude in the lives of some to ensure their salvation
    4. Intrude in the lives of everyone to ensure their salvation
7. The dilemma of the Augustinian / Reformed position
8. The biblical basis for the Augustinian / Reformed position
9. The four elections in scripture
  1. Christ
  2. Israel
  3. Body of Christ
  4. Angels
10. The relationship between the sovereignty of God and man's free will
  - - Man has free will
  - - Man exercises his will by choice
  - - Man = Sinner > cannot choose righteousness
  - - > Cannot be saved w/o re-generation
  - - Man DOES need God's enablement to be saved
  - * Conscience and Nature (Romans 1)
  - * Spirit of God
  - * Word of God
11. The Reform position on salvation:
  man must be regenerated/born again before he can be saved
12. The Reform position on evangelism
13. The moral and ethical problems with the Reform position
14. The overwhelming evidence in scripture that the Reform position is completely wrong
Glorified presently and for all eternity
- This assures arrival at our final destination
- This establishes the magnificence of God?s provisions
- This describes the extent of God's grace
Recipients of His joy
Recipients of His peace
Recipients of the fruit of His Spirit
Heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ
Seated in the heavenlies with Christ
An intimacy unlike any other
Infinite blessings for those who deserve His curse
1. These blessings are spiritual in nature
2. Because these blessings are spiritual they are not seen
3. These blessings are given unconditionally
4. These blessings are given to EVERY believer
5. We live, not to receive blessings, but because we have already been blessed
6. When God is glorified for something He has not done,
  He is not glorified at all !

These five apply to the whole world, the rest ONLY apply to Christians
1. The love of God
2. Saving grace
3. Reconciliation
4. Redemption
5. Propitiation