by Doy Moyer<\/p>\n
The grace of God through Jesus Christ is one of the most powerful concepts to consider. We stand in the grace of God as we have peace (reconciliation) with Him (Romans 5:1-5). As great as this is, it is also a concept that can be twisted, perverted, and become a license to sin (Romans 6:1-5; Jude 4). This is why we must understand the grace of God in truth (Colossians 1:3-6).<\/p>\n
Since God has offered it to us, our response needs to be gratitude and thankfulness so that we will “continue in the grace of God<\/em>” (Acts 13:43). Our confidence is to be in the Lord and the promises He makes. Then our hope is firm and steadfast, the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19). Our loyalty and faithfulness must be firm as well, never casting away our confidence in Him (Hebrews 10:35).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Doy Moyer The grace of God through Jesus Christ is one of the most powerful concepts to consider. We stand in the grace of God as we have peace (reconciliation) with Him (Romans 5:1-5). 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If we think about God respectfully and remember what He has done and continues to do, we will be grateful. How can we not be? Paul makes this connection in Romans 1:21-22. In a context\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/grateful-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":80332,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/to-whom-are-you-thankful\/","url_meta":{"origin":69014,"position":1},"title":"To Whom Are You Thankful?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer When someone says, \"I'm thankful,\" to whom is this person thankful? Thankfulness is an expression of gratitude or appreciation, but to make sense, it must be directed to one who has given or made the circumstances possible in which that expression finds meaning. Just saying, \"I'm thankful,\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":56607,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-grace-of-god-that-brings-salvation\/","url_meta":{"origin":69014,"position":2},"title":"The Grace of God that Brings Salvation","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 3, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"by Irvin Himmel via\u00a0Truth Magazine, December 1973 Nothing is more clearly revealed in the Scriptures than our dependence on God's grace for redemption. Paul said to the saints in Ephesus, \"by grace are ye saved\" (Ephesians 2:5). Everyone who is permitted to enter heaven will be there by grace. Today\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5282,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/freedom\/","url_meta":{"origin":69014,"position":3},"title":"Freedom","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 4, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer \u201cLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God\u201d (I Peter 2:16). If we really wish to honor freedom, then we will seek to live as servants of God. We cannot expect that God will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Freedom-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":85031,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/grace-and-repentance\/","url_meta":{"origin":69014,"position":4},"title":"Grace and Repentance","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer We are saved by the grace of God (Ephesians 2:5). Salvation is not of ourselves but is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-10). That teaching should be front and center for us. Grace also has a context that should never be ignored. 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