The Grace of God
Thesaurus: Key word: Grace
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Grace is God’s anointing to help you get
through any trial or tribulation with composure.
His grace will give you patience during times
of suffering and afflictions.
His grace will sustain you through lean times
and difficult times in your life.
If it were not for the grace of God, where
would we be?
His grace helps you get through the storms of
life successfully.
His grace will enable you to stand strong
even in the midst of grief, loss, sorrow or mourning.
His grace has sustaining and keeping power.
His grace will empower you to stand strong during the trials in this life, and
successfully get through each and every obstacle and affliction that arises.
There is nothing we go through that His grace
cannot sustain us.
His grace is given to us freely. It’s an
anointing that comes on a person when going through afflictions in this life.
His grace is there during the good times and
especially the bad times. Your afflictions and trials are temporary and will
eventually be a part of your past rather than your present or future.
Your future is sunny and bright because of
God’s great grace He bestows on all His children. You have a happy future to
look forward to, in spite of your current circumstances or how long the trial
has been going on.
Eventually, all trials have an expiration
date. Keep that in mind. Your affliction won’t last forever or be permanent. “This
too shall pass.”
Rehearse all the things God has delivered you
from in the past.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them ALL.
Stand back and see the salvation of the Lord.
Be still and know that He is God. The trial you are facing won’t last forever.
It will soon have an expiration date and pass.
If you are feeling distressed over a trial, health
issues, a relationship or your financial situation, hold on tight to the Lord.
Eventually you will get through the distress
and joy will come. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the
morning.
Charis is a Greek word generally meaning "grace" in the New Testament. The Strong's Concordance defines it as "graciousness, benefit, favor, gift, grace, joy, liberality, pleasure, or thanks."
It is
especially used for a kindness or favor bestowed on someone who is
ill-deserving, such as of a master toward his servants or of Holy God toward
sinful mankind.
Charis
encapsulates the saving work of Jesus Christ, offering forgiveness,
inheritance, and God's presence, available to all who receive it humbly.
From
the Old Testament
Charis is a
Greek word and therefore found in the New Testament.
From the New Testament
Charis is used
over one hundred and fifty times in the New Testament and is most often simply
translated as "grace" but has also been translated as
"favor," "thanks," and "pleasure."
Charis as
favor: The Gospel of Luke records Gabriel telling
Mary, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God" (Luke
1:30).
We
also read that Jesus "increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with
God and man" (Luke 2:52).
Charis expresses
the idea of kindness or approval both from God and from other humans.
Charis as
thanks: This can especially be seen in the
phrase "thanks be to God" as seen in Romans 6:17, 1
Corinthians 15:57, and 2 Corinthians 9:15, among others. When
God bestows His favor or blessing upon us, we desire to return joy and goodwill
toward Him. That bestowing of joy and our feeling of goodwill toward God is
translated as "thanks."
Charis as
a specific gift: In 1 Corinthians 16:3,
Paul refers to the monetary offering collected to be given to the church in
Jerusalem as "your gift to Jerusalem" using the Greek word charis.
In Ephesians 3:7, Paul refers to his calling as a minister
"according to the gift of God's grace." He says in Romans
12:6 that believers have "gifts that differ according to the
grace given to us." The word "grace" in these passages that
refer to specific callings or giftings is the word Charis in the
original Greek.
Charis as
contrasting a reward that could be rightly earned through works with the
undeserved blessing God extends to believers: Romans 11:6 states,
“But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace
would no longer be grace.”
Paul
reiterates in 2 Timothy 1:9 that
God “saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but
because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before
the ages began.”
Grace,
which is the word Charis in the original text of these
passages, is differentiated from fair compensation, highlighting its meaning as
“undeserved kindness.”
Charis is the
word that encapsulates the saving work of Jesus Christ. It refers to His death
on the cross, the forgiveness that death affords, His resurrection that ensures
believers' future inheritance, and the presence of God's own Spirit working in
our hearts currently.
Ephesians 2:5–6 explains,
“Even when we were dead in our trespasses, [God] made us alive together with
Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us
with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
In Titus
2:11, Paul succinctly writes, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing
salvation for all people.”
In 2
Thessalonians 2:16 he wrote that God “loved us and gave us eternal
comfort and good hope through grace.”
The
word “grace” in these contexts actually refers to the work of Jesus and all the
benefits that work affords to believers. Some have used the acronym "God's
Riches at Christ's Expense" to describe this understanding of grace.
Charis as
general blessing and goodwill: Hebrews 4:16 calls for
believers to “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
In
this context Charis is the blessing of help in a time of need.
In 1 Timothy 1:13–14, Paul shares, “I received mercy because I had
acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with
the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.”
Charis was the
blessing of mercy and the gift of faith and extension of God's love that Paul
received from the Lord.
Implications for Today:
Charis, this grace, is not just for Paul. Like the author of
Hebrews, Paul believed grace is for every believer. He wrote in 2
Corinthians 9:8, “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that
having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good
work.”
This
assertion that God extends grace to all believers also explains why Paul opened
nearly every one of his letters wishing, “Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,” and why he closed almost every letter, “The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.” (Galatians
1:3 and 6:18).
Therefore, it says, “God
opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” May we humble ourselves and
receive God's grace.
Charis is primarily translated as "grace"
but also encompasses meanings such as favor, thanks, pleasure, and gift. It
reflects God's kindness, approval, and blessings both towards humans and from
humans towards God.
Charis can be used to denote specific gifts and
callings from God, such as Paul's ministry and various spiritual gifts among
believers.
Charis encapsulates the saving work of Jesus Christ,
emphasizing that salvation is not earned through works but is freely given by
God's grace.
REFLECT
How has experiencing God's grace impacted your life and
understanding of His kindness?
How does grace influence your relationships with others and
your walk with God?
Where do you struggle to fully accept God's grace, and how
can seeing charis in the Bible help?
ENGAGE
What do the various meanings of charis (“grace”)
in the New Testament reveal about God's character and His relationship with us?
How does the tension between grace and works in salvation
reshape our understanding of God and human nature?
How does the abundance of God's grace inspire us to reflect His grace in
our communities and beyond?
SCRIPTURES ABOUT GRACE
Genesis
6:8
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Psalms
45:2
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace
is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee forever.
Ps
84:11
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord
will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk
uprightly.
Proverbs
1:8-9
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and
forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy
head, and chains about thy neck.
Proverbs
4:7-9
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get
wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she
shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of
grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Proverbs 22:11
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace
of his lips the king shall be his friend.
Zechariah
4:7
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before
Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone
thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah
12:10
10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications:
and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced,
Luke
2:40
40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
John
1:14
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John
1:16-17
16 And of his fulness have all we received, and
grace for grace.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ.
Acts
4:33
33 And with great power gave the apostles witness
of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Acts
11:22-24
22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears
of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he
should go as far as Antioch.
23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of
God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would
cleave unto the Lord.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy
Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
Acts
20:24
24 But none of these things move me, neither count
I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the
ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the
grace of God.
Acts
20:32
32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an
inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Romans
1:5-7
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship,
for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus
Christ:
7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called
to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Romans
3:24-25
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation
through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of
sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.
Romans
4:16
16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by
grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only
which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is
the father of us all,
Romans
5:2-5
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this
grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans
5:15
15 But not as the offence, so also is the free
gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of
God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded
unto many.
Romans
5:17
17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by
one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Romans
5:20-21
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence
might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so
might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Romans
6:1-8
What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin,
live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the
Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the
likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified
with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should
not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that
we shall also live with him:
Ephesians
1:2-7
2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ:
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before
the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before
him in love:
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of
children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his
will,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians
2:5-10
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened
us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit
together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7 That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in
them.
Ephesians
3:2
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the
grace of God which is given me to youward:
Ephesians
3:7-8
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the
gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ;
Ephesians
4:7-16
7 But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on
high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he
also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that
ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work
of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and
of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed
to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up
into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together
and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual
working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love.
Ephesians
4:29-30
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of
your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister
grace unto the hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Ephesians
6:24
24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Philippians
1:2-6
2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our
Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all
making request with joy,
5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the
first day until now;
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he
which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus
Christ:
Philippians
4:23
23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
all. Amen.
Colossians
1:2-6
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ
which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus,
and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in
heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the
world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard
of it, and knew the grace of God in truth.
GRACE
= God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense
Colossians
3:16
16 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in
all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians
4:6
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned
with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
1
Thessalonians 1:1-5
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and
Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and
in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all,
making mention of you in our prayers;
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith,
and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight
of God and our Father;
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of
God.
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only,
but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know
what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
2
Thessalonians 1:2-3
2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We are bound to thank God always for you,
brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the
charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth.
2
Thessalonians 1:12
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be
glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
2
Thessalonians 2:16-17
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God,
even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation
and good hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every
good word and work.
2
Thessalonians 3:18
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
all. Amen.
1
Timothy 1:2
2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace,
mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1
Timothy 1:14-17
14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding
abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all
acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I
am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that
in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to
them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible,
the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2
Timothy 1:2
2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace,
mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2
Timothy 1:9-11
9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy
calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and
grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of
our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and
immortality to light through the gospel:
11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an
apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
2
Timothy 4:22
The
Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Titus
1:4
4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our
Saviour.
Titus
2:11-14
For
the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and
worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present
world;
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious
appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem
us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of
good works.
Titus
3:4-7
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our
Saviour toward man appeared,
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration,
and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Saviour;
7 That being justified by his grace, we should be
made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Philemon
3-6
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always
in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast
toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6 That the communication of thy faith may become
effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ
Jesus.
Hebrews
2:9-10
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower
than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that
he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
10 For it became Him, for whom are all things, and
by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain
of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Hebrews
4:14-16
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest,
that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
profession.
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be
touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like
as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews
12:15
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the
grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby
many be defiled;
Hebrews
12:28-29
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot
be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence
and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Hebrews
13:25
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
James
4:6-7
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith,
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.
1
Peter 1:2-10
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the
Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of
the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a
lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled,
and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith
unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a
season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more
precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be
found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though
now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory:
9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the
salvation of your souls.
10 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired
and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
1
Peter 3:5-8
5 For after this manner in the old time the holy
women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto
their own husbands:
6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord:
whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any
amazement.
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them
according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel,
and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not
hindered.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having
compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1
Peter 4:10
10 As every man hath received the gift, even so
minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of
God.
1
Peter 5:5-10
5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto
the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with
humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth
for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that
the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us
unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,
make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
2
Peter 1:2-10
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through
the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of
him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to
your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance
patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to
brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they
make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and
cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence
to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall
never fall:
2
Peter 3:18
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2
John 3
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God
the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and
love.
Revelation
1:4-8
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to
come; and from the Seven Spirits which are before His Throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful
witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and
His Father; to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye
shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth
shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning, and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.
Revelation
22:21
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
all. Amen.
