Grace vs. Works

Pastor Charles Mendenhall Our Father God so loved us that He gave His perfect gift to us: Jesus Christ and we celebrate His birth. Thanking God that He sent Jesus and Jesus was obedient. Why did Jesus come to earth and what was God's plan in sending Him? John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." KJV John 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.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." KJV Eph 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 boast10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." KJV. What is grace, the bible kind of grace? The unmerited favor of God is only a part of grace. Grace is always God moving toward man, faith is always man moving toward God. Grace is the plan of God, but believers are always trying to do things just right in order for God to move on their behalf, thus getting into works, which is not God's plan.. 1 Cor 15:56" The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law." KJV The law of Moses was totally based on works. We are not saved by works, but by grace. Works was the weakness of the law. When believers get under the law, it gives strength or empowers sin to lord over us. When this happens, believers feel they can never do things right and there is a constant struggle to please. Grace is the ability of God moving towards man. Grace is the answer to every need that a man or woman might have.