4-Grace: The Unmerited Favor of God

"But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, 'God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.'"-Jas 4:6. The late, Irish Bible scholar, J. A. Motyer writes, "What comfort there is in this verse! It tells us that God is tirelessly on our side. He never falters in respect of our needs, he always has MORE GRACE at hand for us. He is never less than sufficient, He always has more and yet more to give. Whatever we may forfeit when we put self first, we cannot forfeit our salvation, for there is always MORE GRACE. No matter what we do to Him, He is never beaten. We may play false to the grace of election, contradict the grace of reconciliation, overlook the grace of indwelling--but HE GIVES MORE GRACE. Even if we were to turn to Him and say, 'What I have received so far is much less than enough,' He would reply, 'Well, you may have more.' His resources are never at an end, His patience is never exhausted, His initiative never stops, His generosity knowns no limit: HE GIVES MORE GRACE." In our ongoing midweek study of "The Doctrine of Salvation" at GBC, we'll begin considering an overview tonight on "Grace: The Unmerited Favor of God,pt 1" with a specific look at common grace.