After a friend posted this quote it inspired me to write a piece on God's Grace.
When you finally learn that a persons behaviour has more to do with their internal struggle than it ever did with you, You learn Grace!
The greek word Charis means Grace and is the Hebrew equivalent to the word chesed meaning Lovingkindness.
This word itself describes Yahuahs character. Psalms 36:7, 89:33. In the NT the word charis means divine favour or goodwill. Paul used the word Grace to describe Yahuahs free gift of salvation and Peter used it as well in Acts 15:11 But we that believe that through the grace of Yahuah Ha Mashiach we shall be saved, even as they.
2 Corinthians 12:9 Paul uses this term when quoting Yahusha himself. And he said unto me My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect by your weakness. Paul finishes the paragraph with for when I am weak then am I strong. 2 Cor 12:10.
Paul uses the term to describe Yahuahs grace even further. But when it pleased Yahuah, Who separated me from my mothers womb and called me by his grace Galatians 1:15. Paul is speaking of being pulled out of religion and saved by the one truth, the Word of God and Yahuahs grace.
Ephesians 3:8 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 Yahusha. The Mystery spoken of in Ephesians 3 becomes clear that it is that Gentiles have been incorporated into the divine family on the same equal footing as the Israelite born by the dispensation of the grace of God Ephesians 3:2. That is amazing news!!! They are now partakers of the covenant promises from which they were formerly excluded. Ephesians 2:12,13.
There are 7 aspects to the mystery pertaining to the time of the gentiles but here we are only addressing the mystery of the Israelite and Gentile in one body. We must understand the difference between a covenant and a dispensation to understand God's plan and objective. A dispensation is an administration within a period of time that is based on a conditional test to determine if people will be faithful to God and his conditions. A covenant is an eternal agreement made by Yahuah with a group of individuals or humanity as a whole. While all true believers recognize law and grace are two dispensations to be recognized, there are actually 7 to be followed. One of these dispensations is the land dispensation that many misunderstand and is the reason for the war between geographical Israel and the Muslim nations specifically Palestine.
Paul speaks of Yahuahs grace again very clearly in Galatians 5:3-4 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Yahusha has become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. This scripture is in no way stating that the law was done away rather explains that if all you do is the ritual stuff or hold to just the laws but have not grace, than you are missing the entire meaning. The Jewish believe it is by Yahuahs grace they are saved as well as obeying the law, but they are hard-hearted to Yahusha when he walked among us as well as today.
A little further down in Galatians Paul will make it clear that he again in no way is claiming the law is done away with, instead he knows that he cannot bring people to the truth with arguments over divisive topics. He knows the laws still stand but also understands that as one learns the word and build their relationships with Yahuah, they will gain greater understanding. As they strengthen their relationship, they will start to obey all his commandments including the fourth commandment that was never done away with. He states it not a necessity for one to be circumcised immediately, but along the way, once one understands the meaning behind the circumcision, they would decide to do on their own in due time. He wanted to make it clear that it did not exclude you from being a follower of Yahusha if that is what you chose, just because you originated from the gentile nations and were not circumcised immediately. This again is a perfect example of Yahuahs grace but we are not to misunderstand.
2Peter 3:15-18 Subtitled in my Bible Grow in Grace. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Father and Saviour Yahusha Ha Mashiach. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen
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