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GRACE EMPOWERMENT SERIES (continued from February 25TH )

Grace empowers to do good works (2Cor.9:8, Eph.2:8-10) because grace gives us (1) Righteousness within by (2) the faith of Christ (faith of Christ = revealed truths of Christ or the doctrines of Christ), hence we are told by grace are we saved (saved=reception of eternal life) through faith.
Consider Rom.5:17,19 which shows that for us to receive eternal life in being saved we must receive the gift of righteousness. Now this righteousness must be within us for we were shown previously that it bears fruits of good works
Rom.5:17,19
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.
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might GRACE REIGN THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS UNTO ETERNAL LIFE by Jesus Christ our Lord.

So we see here receiving grace is receiving the gift of righteousness within unto eternal life
Furthermore Rom.6:22-23 shows the gift of righteousness is sinfreeness which is unto eternal life which also is a gift of God
Rom. 6:22-23 
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

So the grace of God must effect holiness within in effecting eternal life.
Rom.1:16-17 (see text below) shows that the gospel/ the word of truth (according to Eph.1:13) reveals the righteousness of God from faith or out of faith. Thus grace through faith is grace through the righteousness of God in the faith
Rom.:1-16-17
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from (Gk- ek meaning out of) faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
So my facebook friends do not frustrate the grace of God, or taketh His death in vain, which is effect what is done when grace is taught to be of such that it does not effect law keeping. The grace of God to be of effect it must give holiness within unto every good work
Maranatha the Lord soon come. Be ready my brethen.


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