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The word ''grace'' appears almost 160 times in the Bible but it is not always from the same word nor always translated ''grace''.
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We are saved by grace, but that grace comes through faith. <Ref name="eph2">Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:</Ref> And [[Faith]] is more than thought and words or foolish imaginations. <Br>
But what constitutes a [[Believer]] that is [[Saved]] by [[Grace]]?<Br>The word ''grace'' appears almost 160 times in the Bible, but it is not always from the same word nor always translated ''grace''.<Be> and then there is the question of who does the scriptures include in the "we" and "us"? ]]


In the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated ''grace'' commonly is chen<Ref> 02580 ^ןח^ chen \@khane\@ from 02603; n m;  AV-grace 38, favour 26, gracious 2, pleasant 1, precious 1,      wellfavoured + 02896 1; 69 1) favour, grace, charm    1a) favour, grace, legance    1b) favour, acceptance</Ref> and can mean "favour, grace, charm".
== In the New Testament  ==
 
The first place we find grace mentioned in the [[Bible]] is with Noah in Genesis 6:8.
: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."
 
Noah was not a perfect man but he believed<Ref> 0539 ^ןמא^ ‘aman \@aw-man’\@ a primitive root; v;  AV-believe 44, assurance 1,  faithful 20, sure 11, established 7,      trust 5, verified 3, stedfast 2, continuance 2, father 2, bring up 4,      nurse 2, be nursed 1, surely be 1, stand fast 1, fail 1, trusty 1; 108
: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful
::    1a) (Qal)
:::          1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
:::            1a1a) foster-father (subst.)
:::            1a1b) foster-mother, nurse
:::            1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door
:    1b) (Niphal)
::          1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
:::            1b1a) to be carried by a nurse
:::            1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting
:::            1b1c) confirmed, established, sure
:::            1b1d) verified, confirmed
:::            1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty
:    1c) (Hiphil)
::          1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
:::            1c1a) stand firm
:::            1c1b) trust, believe</Ref> in God and God counted that faith as if it were righteousness<Ref>Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.</Ref> and extended grace to him so that he was saved when the world went through a catastrophic deluge.
 
But this belief or faith is not merely the result of Noah thinking a thought but was the result of actions of faith taken by Noah. Throughout the Bible their are stories and parables of men receiving grace because they did something for others. Because of some act of kindness or favor or grace to others grace is extended to them. This is not salvation by works for the action alone is not payment but evidence of true faith.
 
[[Hebrew verbs]] were action words because action is required in nature. [[Faith]] is probity<Ref>Probity is the actual "quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency."</Ref>not merely thinking a particular idea or even saying or professing a particular idea with your mouth. This is why Jesus is so adamant about being [[ Doers of the Word]] and bearing [[Fruit]]. [[Modern Christians]] want to think they are saved by what they say or think while still indulging in [[Covetous Practices]] and being [[ Workers of Iniquity]]
 
Finding grace in the sight of the lord did not always mean in the sight of God as we see in Genesis 47:25:
: "And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants."
 
Israel went into bondage not because there was a famine but because they were ill prepared for a famine. They would have known the famine was coming if they had not thrown their brother in a pit and sold him into slavery.
 
Grace is often granted because we show grace to others and condemnation may come when we fail to show grace to others.  We see this in several parables of Christ including the parable of the servant who had been given grace for the asking but failed to give grace to others.<Ref>Matthew 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.</Ref>
 
It should be absolutely clear to [[Modern Christians]] that if you are not forgiving then you are not forgiven.<Ref>: Matthew 6:14  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:15  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
: Matthew 18:35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
: Mark 11:25  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
: Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
: Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.</Ref>
 
And then there was the servant who merely failed to act upon that which he was given not only had it taken away but was cast into darkness.<Ref>Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</Ref>
 
We are saved by grace but that grace comes through faith.<Ref>Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:</Ref> And [[Faith]] is more than thought and words or foolish imaginations.
 
The people who receive the grace that Paul is talking about in Ephesians are no longer walking in the course of the world.<Ref>Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this [[World|world]], according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:</Ref>
 
The phrase  "course of the world" was the way of the [[World]] of [[Rome]] and the [[Pharisees]] and their [[Corban]] which made the word of God to none effect and did not bear [[Fruit|fruit]] which why the kingdom was taken from them<Ref>Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.</Ref> and appointed to the Apostles.<Ref>Luke 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;</Ref>
 
They were under grace because they had repented and no longer walked in that way but the way of Christ. They no longer coveted the benefits of Herod's [[Baptism]] or lusted after benefits at the expense of their neighbor from [[Benefactors]] who exercised authority.<Ref>Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.</Ref>
 
The [[Modern Christians]] are walking more in the ways of Rome and Nimrod than in the ways of Christ and the early Church. {{Template:Where}}.
 
 
 
There is also the Hebrew word ''tᵉchinnah'' <Ref>08467 ^הנחת^ tᵉchinnah \@tekh-in-naw’\@ from 02603; n f; AV-supplication 23, favour 1, grace 1; 25 1) favour, supplication, supplication for favour    1a) favour    1b) supplication for favour</Ref> which can mean "favour, supplication".
They both come from the Hebrew word ''chanan''<Ref> 02603 ^ןנח^ chanan \@khaw-nan’\@ a primitive root [compare 02583]; v; AV-mercy 16, gracious 13, merciful 12, supplication 10, favour 7,      besought 4, pity 4, fair 1, favourable 1, favoured 1, misc 9; 78
: 1) to be gracious, show favour, pity
::    1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
::    1b) (Niphal) to be pitied
::    1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
::    1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
::    1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
::    1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
: 2) to be loathsome</Ref> which means "to be gracious, show favour, pity".
   
   
In the New Testament  the Greek word ''charis'' <Ref>5485 ~χάρις~ charis \@khar’-ece\@ from 5463 ''chairo'' meaning "rejoice";  n f AV-grace 130, favour 6, thanks 4, thank 4, thank + 2192 3,      pleasure 2, misc 7; 156
'''In the New Testament''' the Greek word ''charis'' <Ref name="charis">{{5485}}</Ref> from which  we get the English word ''charity'' is translated ''grace'' but also translated ''favour''<Ref>: Luke 1:30  And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour <5485> with God.
: 1) grace
::    1a) that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm,          loveliness: grace of speech
: 2) good will, loving-kindness, favour
::    2a) of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy      influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens,      increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and          kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
: 3) what is due to grace
::    3a) the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of      divine grace
::    3b) the token or proof of grace, benefit
::          3b1) a gift of grace
::          3b2) benefit, bounty
: 4) thanks, (for benefits, services, favours), recompense, reward</Ref> from which  we get the word ''charity'' is translated ''grace'' but also translated ''favour''<Ref>: Luke 1:30  And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour <5485> with God.
: Luke 2:52  And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour <5485> with God and man.
: Luke 2:52  And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour <5485> with God and man.
: Acts 2:47  Praising God, and having favour <5485> with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
: Acts 2:47  Praising God, and having favour <5485> with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
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: 1 Timothy 1:12  And I thank <5485> Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
: 1 Timothy 1:12  And I thank <5485> Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
: 2 Timothy 1:3  I thank <5485> God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
: 2 Timothy 1:3  I thank <5485> God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
: 1 Peter 2:19  For this is thankworthy <5485>, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.</Ref> and even ''pleasure''<ref>: Acts 24:27  But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure <5485>, left Paul bound.
: [[1 Peter 2]]:19  For this is thankworthy <5485>, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.</Ref> and even ''pleasure''<ref>: Acts 24:27  But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure <5485>, left Paul bound.
: Acts 25:9  But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure <5485>, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?</Ref>.
: Acts 25:9  But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure <5485>, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?</Ref>.


It says in Luke 6:32  "For if ye love them which love you, what thank <grace> have ye? for sinners also love those that love them."  
It says in Luke 6:32  "For if ye love them which love you, what thank <grace> have ye? for sinners also love those that love them."  


What is being asked is what "grace" do we have if we only love those who love us. The truth is their is no ''grace'' if we do not love those who may not love us. This is why [[Forgiveness]] is so important.
What is being asked is what "grace" do we have if we only love those who love us. The truth is there is no ''grace'' if we do not love those who may not love us. This is why [[Forgiveness]] is so important.
 
 
=== Grace and forgiveness ===
 
One of the words we see translated [[forgive]] is  χαρίζομαι charizomai<Ref>{{5483}}</Ref> which contains the Greek word Charis.
 
''Grace'' is often granted because we show grace to others and condemnation may come when we fail to show true ''grace'' to others.  We see this in several parables of Christ, including the parable of the servant who had been given grace for the asking but failed to give grace to others.<Ref>Matthew 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.</Ref>
 
It should be absolutely clear to [[Modern Christians]] that if you are not forgiving, then you are not [[forgive]]n.<Ref>: [[Matthew 6]]:14  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
: Matthew 18:35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
: Mark 11:25  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
: Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
: Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.</Ref>
 
And then there was the servant who merely failed to act upon that which he was given; he not only had it taken away but was cast into darkness.<Ref>[[Matthew 25]]:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and [[slothful]] servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27  Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28  Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29  For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30  And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</Ref>
 
We are saved by grace, but that grace comes through faith. <Ref name="eph2">Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:</Ref> And [[Faith]] is more than thought and words or foolish imaginations.
 


If you have repented and Christ is in you loving others whether they love you or not is easy. You can do nothing else. It is not about works but it is the manifistation of the fruit of your repentance.
If you have [[repent]]ed and Christ is in you, loving others whether or not they love you is easy. You can do nothing else. It is not about works, but it is the manifestation of the fruit of your repentance.


How do you love those who do not love you?
How do you love those who do not love you?
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One way is to cast your bread upon the water.<Ref>Ecclesiastes 11:1  Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.</Ref> There are two ways to do this. The waters in prophecy often represent the people in general.  
One way is to cast your bread upon the water.<Ref>Ecclesiastes 11:1  Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.</Ref> There are two ways to do this. The waters in prophecy often represent the people in general.  


God's kingdom of heaven is within you as Christ should be in you.<Ref>Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.</Ref> But if Christ is in you then you should be acting in accordance with [[His name]]. He came to serve so you should be serving others as if you loved them as much as your self.
God's kingdom of heaven is within you, as Christ should be in you.<Ref>Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.</Ref> But if Christ is in you, then you should be acting in accordance with [[His name]]. He came to serve, so you should be serving others as if you loved them as much as your self.


The kingdom is from generation to generation too.<Ref>Daniel 4:3  How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
The kingdom is from ''generation to generation'', too.<Ref>Daniel 4:3  How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Daniel 4:34  And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:</Ref> It is not just within you but also within others. So each family coming together<Ref>Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
: [[Daniel 4]]:34  And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:</Ref> It is not just within you, but also within others. So each family coming together<Ref>[[Hebrews 10]]:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
: 2 Thessalonians 2:1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,</Ref> shall manifest the kingdom of God with the testimony of what is in their heart.
: [[2 Thessalonians 2]]:1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,</Ref> shall manifest the kingdom of God with the testimony of what is in their heart. And so, the second way of casting the bread upon the waters casts it specifically to the children (both children in families and children in the kingdom of heaven) and to the hungry, in contrast to casting it randomly to all people.


Matthew 15:26  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.27  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
[[Matthew 15]]:26  But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.27  And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28  Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
28  Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.




Luke 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
[[Luke 17]]:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.


Mark 7:27  But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.  
[[Mark 7]]:27  But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.  
28  And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
28  And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
29  And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
29  And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
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Isaiah 58:7  Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
[[Isaiah 58]]:7  Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?<Ref>6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?</Ref>
 
 
== In the Old Testament ==
 
'''In the Old Testament''' the Hebrew word translated ''grace'' commonly is chen<Ref> 02580 ^ןח^ chen \@khane\@ from 02603; n m;  AV-grace 38, favour 26, gracious 2, pleasant 1, precious 1,      wellfavoured + 02896 1; 69 1) favour, grace, charm    1a) favour, grace, legance    1b) favour, acceptance</Ref> and can mean "favour, grace, charm".
 
The word ''"grace"''  is often define  as "unmerited favor". While the favor extended may not be ''merited'' it may be due to some change, choice or action taken by the individual receiving the "unmerited favor". Like the prodigal son who had done nothing for his father before forgiveness was granted but he had left his old life and began the process of returning with the true intent to serve and honor his father.
 
The first place we find grace mentioned in the [[Bible]] is with Noah in Genesis 6:8.
: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."
 
Noah was not a perfect man, but he believed<Ref>{{0539 }} </Ref> in God, and God counted that faith as if it were righteousness<Ref>Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.</Ref> and extended grace to him so that he was saved when the world went through a catastrophic deluge.
 
But this belief or faith is not merely the result of Noah thinking a thought; it was the result of actions of faith taken by Noah. Throughout the Bible there are stories and parables of men receiving grace because they did something for others. Because of some act of kindness or favor or grace to others, grace is extended to them. This is not salvation by works, for the action alone is not payment; rather, it is evidence of true faith.
 
=== Grace is [[faith]] in action ===
 
 
[[Hebrew verbs]] were action words because action is required in nature. [[Faith]] is probity<Ref>Probity is the actual "quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency."</Ref>, not merely thinking a particular idea or even saying or professing a particular idea with your mouth. This is why Jesus is so adamant about the faithful being [[Doers of the Word]] and bearing the [[Fruit]] of [[repent]]ance.
 
[[Modern Christians]] want to think they are saved by what they say or think, while they are still indulging in ''deeds of the [[Nicolaitan]]'' which God hates and doing contrary the things that Jesus says even though they say they love Him, and are doing contrary to [[The Way]] of Christ including engaging in [[Covetous Practices]] and being [[Workers of Iniquity]]
 
Finding grace in the sight of the "lord" did not always mean in the sight of God the Father, as we see in Genesis 47:25:
: "And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants."
 
[[Israel]] went into [[bondage]], not because there was a famine but because they were ill prepared for a famine. They would have known the famine was coming if they had not thrown their brother in a pit and sold him into slavery. Have we sold our brothers into the [[bondage of Egypt]]?
 
=== True [[faith]] compels action ===
 
The people who receive the grace that Paul is talking about in Ephesians are no longer walking in the course of the world.<Ref>[[Ephesians 2]]:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this [[World|world]], according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:</Ref>
 
The phrase  "course of the world" was the way of the [[World]] of [[Rome]] and the [[Pharisees]] and their [[Corban]] which made the word of God to none effect and did not bear [[Fruit|fruit]] which is why the [[Kingdom of God]] was ''taken'' from them<Ref>Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.</Ref> and appointed to the Apostles.<Ref>Luke 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;</Ref>
 
They were under grace because they had [[repent]]ed and no longer walked in that way, choosing instead the way of Christ. They no longer coveted the [[benefits]] of Herod's [[Baptism]] or lusted after those benefits provided by force at the expense of their neighbor from [[Benefactors]] who exercised authority.<Ref>Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.</Ref>
 
The [[Modern Christians]] are walking more in the ways of [[Rome]] and [[Nimrod]] than in [[The Way|the ways]] of Christ and the early Church. {{Template:Where}}.
 
There is also the Hebrew word ''tᵉchinnah'' <Ref>08467 ^הנחת^ tᵉchinnah \@tekh-in-naw’\@ from 02603; n f;  AV-supplication 23, favour 1, grace 1; 25 1) favour, supplication, supplication for favour    1a) favour    1b) supplication for favour</Ref> which can mean "supplication, favour". It is created by adding the letter Tav to the beginning, which is usually associated with ''faith'' while ''chen'' is created by removing one of the Nun<Ref>נ ן  NUN Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean or be associated with the ''kingdom''.  [fish moving... Activity life]50</Ref> letters.
 
Both ''chen'' and ''tᵉchinnah'' come from the Hebrew word ''chanan''<Ref>{{02603}} </Ref> which means "to be gracious, show favour, pity".
 


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We are saved by grace, but that grace comes through faith. [1] And Faith is more than thought and words or foolish imaginations.
But what constitutes a Believer that is Saved by Grace?
The word grace appears almost 160 times in the Bible, but it is not always from the same word nor always translated grace.<Be> and then there is the question of who does the scriptures include in the "we" and "us"?

In the New Testament

In the New Testament the Greek word charis [2] from which we get the English word charity is translated grace but also translated favour[3], thanks[4] and even pleasure[5].

It says in Luke 6:32 "For if ye love them which love you, what thank <grace> have ye? for sinners also love those that love them."

What is being asked is what "grace" do we have if we only love those who love us. The truth is there is no grace if we do not love those who may not love us. This is why Forgiveness is so important.


Grace and forgiveness

One of the words we see translated forgive is χαρίζομαι charizomai[6] which contains the Greek word Charis.

Grace is often granted because we show grace to others and condemnation may come when we fail to show true grace to others. We see this in several parables of Christ, including the parable of the servant who had been given grace for the asking but failed to give grace to others.[7]

It should be absolutely clear to Modern Christians that if you are not forgiving, then you are not forgiven.[8]

And then there was the servant who merely failed to act upon that which he was given; he not only had it taken away but was cast into darkness.[9]

We are saved by grace, but that grace comes through faith. [1] And Faith is more than thought and words or foolish imaginations.


If you have repented and Christ is in you, loving others whether or not they love you is easy. You can do nothing else. It is not about works, but it is the manifestation of the fruit of your repentance.

How do you love those who do not love you?

One way is to cast your bread upon the water.[10] There are two ways to do this. The waters in prophecy often represent the people in general.

God's kingdom of heaven is within you, as Christ should be in you.[11] But if Christ is in you, then you should be acting in accordance with His name. He came to serve, so you should be serving others as if you loved them as much as your self.

The kingdom is from generation to generation, too.[12] It is not just within you, but also within others. So each family coming together[13] shall manifest the kingdom of God with the testimony of what is in their heart. And so, the second way of casting the bread upon the waters casts it specifically to the children (both children in families and children in the kingdom of heaven) and to the hungry, in contrast to casting it randomly to all people.

Matthew 15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.


Luke 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Mark 7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.


Isaiah 58:7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?[14]


In the Old Testament

In the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated grace commonly is chen[15] and can mean "favour, grace, charm".

The word "grace" is often define as "unmerited favor". While the favor extended may not be merited it may be due to some change, choice or action taken by the individual receiving the "unmerited favor". Like the prodigal son who had done nothing for his father before forgiveness was granted but he had left his old life and began the process of returning with the true intent to serve and honor his father.

The first place we find grace mentioned in the Bible is with Noah in Genesis 6:8.

"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD."

Noah was not a perfect man, but he believed[16] in God, and God counted that faith as if it were righteousness[17] and extended grace to him so that he was saved when the world went through a catastrophic deluge.

But this belief or faith is not merely the result of Noah thinking a thought; it was the result of actions of faith taken by Noah. Throughout the Bible there are stories and parables of men receiving grace because they did something for others. Because of some act of kindness or favor or grace to others, grace is extended to them. This is not salvation by works, for the action alone is not payment; rather, it is evidence of true faith.

Grace is faith in action

Hebrew verbs were action words because action is required in nature. Faith is probity[18], not merely thinking a particular idea or even saying or professing a particular idea with your mouth. This is why Jesus is so adamant about the faithful being Doers of the Word and bearing the Fruit of repentance.

Modern Christians want to think they are saved by what they say or think, while they are still indulging in deeds of the Nicolaitan which God hates and doing contrary the things that Jesus says even though they say they love Him, and are doing contrary to The Way of Christ including engaging in Covetous Practices and being Workers of Iniquity

Finding grace in the sight of the "lord" did not always mean in the sight of God the Father, as we see in Genesis 47:25:

"And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants."

Israel went into bondage, not because there was a famine but because they were ill prepared for a famine. They would have known the famine was coming if they had not thrown their brother in a pit and sold him into slavery. Have we sold our brothers into the bondage of Egypt?

True faith compels action

The people who receive the grace that Paul is talking about in Ephesians are no longer walking in the course of the world.[19]

The phrase "course of the world" was the way of the World of Rome and the Pharisees and their Corban which made the word of God to none effect and did not bear fruit which is why the Kingdom of God was taken from them[20] and appointed to the Apostles.[21]

They were under grace because they had repented and no longer walked in that way, choosing instead the way of Christ. They no longer coveted the benefits of Herod's Baptism or lusted after those benefits provided by force at the expense of their neighbor from Benefactors who exercised authority.[22]

The Modern Christians are walking more in the ways of Rome and Nimrod than in the ways of Christ and the early Church.

People followed Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist and Jesus. The altars of clay and stone was a way to create the social bonds of free people. The levites led the Israelites. And the early Church followed Christ and His Way, which was The Way, and advocated a Daily ministration that was dependent on Pure Religion through Fervent charity only. This was the Corban of Christ which was not like the system of Corban of the Pharisees nor of Rome or the systems of FDR and LBJ.
The church lost "the way" when it abandoned the practice of "pure Religion" while claiming to be the Church established by Christ. The people developed an appetite for the "wages of unrighteousness" from "public religion" in the days of Constantine. Those new Christians that often failed to fully repent degenerated the moral character of society with the masses of "instant christians".
That new religion of the emperor introduced a new faith with his apostate church replacing the doctrine of Jesus with the "doctrines of men", the Holy Spirit with emotion, the truth with the speaking of "great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage."[23]
They had a form of godliness but denied the power thereof.

Where is your religion

  • Do you only gather for the comfort it gives you, or do you gather to benefit others?
  • Christ came to serve, not be served. Do you desire to be served, or are you coming in His name and according to His character to serve others?

If we desire His Grace but we only love those who love us, then there is no Grace because it is clear we do not really believe in Him.

If we do not Repent of our Covetous Practices and are not diligently gathering together in Free Assemblies of Love for all to provide for one another in Charity according to the Perfect law of liberty then we have nothing according to Paul. According to Luke 6:32 if we only love those who love us there is no "Grace". Christ also said if you do not Forgive neither will the Father forgive you.[24]

It is not enough to hate the deeds of the workers of iniquity, but we must return to Thy first love and thy first work. To break the yoke, we need to return to the ways of righteousness spoken of in Isaiah 58 which are the ways of Christ and the early Church. And His yoke is light for it is carried by our love of one another.

Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist and Christ all created Networks of charity to care for the true needy of society without force which is how they were able to help set people free. Do you gather with His Church to attend to the Weightier matters as Christ said?

  • Are you gathering in a Network of righteousness?
  • Do you come to love others or just be loved?

Early Christians found themselves in conflict with these systems of social welfare because they made the word of God to none effect. Christians had repented of their covetous nature when they received the Baptism of Christ. They heard and became Doers of the word not hearers only.

Remember Proverbs 12:24, "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the Slothful shall be under Tribute."

We know that liberty under God is not for the covetous who are Biting one another but it is also not for the slothful. If we are not congregating together in free assemblies bound together in a broad network by faith, hope, and charity alone according to the perfect law of liberty then we are not truly seeking the Kingdom of God nor His righteousness..

There is also the Hebrew word tᵉchinnah [25] which can mean "supplication, favour". It is created by adding the letter Tav to the beginning, which is usually associated with faith while chen is created by removing one of the Nun[26] letters.

Both chen and tᵉchinnah come from the Hebrew word chanan[27] which means "to be gracious, show favour, pity".


Bible verses

Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Genesis 32:5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Genesis 33:8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis 33:10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Genesis 33:15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis 34:11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Genesis 39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Genesis 47:25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.
Genesis 47:29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
Genesis 50:4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Exodus 33:12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Exodus 33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
Exodus 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Exodus 33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exodus 34:9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
Numbers 32:5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Judges 6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Ruth 2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth 2:10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
1 Samuel 1:18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
1 Samuel 20:3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
1 Samuel 27:5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
2 Samuel 14:22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
2 Samuel 16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
Ezra 9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Esther 2:17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Psalms 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Proverbs 4:9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Proverbs 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
Jeremiah 31:2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
Zechariah 4:7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Acts 11:23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
Acts 13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 14:26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Acts 15:40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
Acts 18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Romans 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 5:17 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.)
Romans 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Romans 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Romans 15:15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Romans 16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
1 Corinthians 1:3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1 Corinthians 10:30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Corinthians 16:23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2 Corinthians 8:6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
2 Corinthians 8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians 8:19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
2 Corinthians 9:14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. « The second epistle to the : Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas. »
Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Galatians 2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Galatians 6:18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. « To the Galatians written from Rome. »
Ephesians 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
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 Christ;
Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. « To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus. »
Philippians 1:2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Philippians 4:23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. « To the Philippians written from Rome, by Epaphroditus. »
Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Colossians 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. « Written from Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus. »
1 Thessalonians 1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. « The first epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens. »
2 Thessalonians 1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
2 Thessalonians 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. « The second epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens. »
1 Timothy 1:2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. « The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana. »
2 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. « The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the : Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time. »
Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Titus 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. « It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia. »
Philemon 1:3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. « Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant. »
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Hebrews 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Hebrews 13:25 Grace be with you all. Amen. « Written to the Hebrews from Italy, by Timothy. »
James 1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
1 Peter 1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
2 John 1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Revelation 22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.


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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
  2. ↑ 5485 ~χάρις~ charis \@khar’-ece\@ from 5463; n f AV-grace 130, favour 6, thanks 4, thank 4, thank + 2192 3, pleasure 2, misc 7; 156
    1) grace
    1a) that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech
    2) good will, loving-kindness, favour
    2a) of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
    3) what is due to grace
    3a) the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace
    3b) the token or proof of grace, benefit
    3b1) a gift of grace
    3b2) benefit, bounty
    4) thanks, (for benefits, services, favours), recompense, reward
  3. ↑ : Luke 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour <5485> with God.
    Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour <5485> with God and man.
    Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour <5485> with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
    Acts 7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour <5485> and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
    Acts 7:46 Who found favour <5485> before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
    Acts 25:3 And desired favour <5485> against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
  4. ↑
    Luke 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank <5485> have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
    Luke 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank <5485> have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
    Luke 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank <5485> have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
    Luke 17:9 Doth he thank <5485> that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
    Romans 6:17 But God be thanked <5485>, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
    1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace <5485> of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
    1 Corinthians 10:30 For if I by grace <5485> be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
    1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks <5485> be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
    2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks <5485> be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
    2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace <5485> might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
    2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks <5485> be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
    2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks <5485> be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
    1 Timothy 1:12 And I thank <5485> Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
    2 Timothy 1:3 I thank <5485> God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
    1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy <5485>, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
  5. ↑ : Acts 24:27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure <5485>, left Paul bound.
    Acts 25:9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure <5485>, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
  6. ↑ 5483 ~χαρίζομαι~ charizomai \@khar-id’-zom-ahee\@ middle voice from 5485; v AV-forgive 11, give 6, freely give 2, deliver 2, grant 1, frankly forgive 1; 23
    1) to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favour to, gratify
    1a) to show one’s self gracious, kind, benevolent
    1b) to grant forgiveness, to pardon
    1c) to give graciously, give freely, bestow
    1c1) to forgive
    1c2) graciously to restore one to another
    1c3) to preserve for one a person in peril
  7. ↑ Matthew 18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
  8. ↑ : Matthew 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
    Matthew 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
    Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
    Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
    Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.
  9. ↑ Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  10. ↑ Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
  11. ↑ Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
  12. ↑ Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
    Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
  13. ↑ Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
    2 Thessalonians 2:1 ¶ Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,
  14. ↑ 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
  15. ↑ 02580 ^ןח^ chen \@khane\@ from 02603; n m; AV-grace 38, favour 26, gracious 2, pleasant 1, precious 1, wellfavoured + 02896 1; 69 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, legance 1b) favour, acceptance
  16. ↑ 0539 ^ןמא^ ‘aman \@aw-man’\@ a primitive root AlefMemNun; v; AV-believe 44, assurance 1, faithful 20, sure 11, established 7, trust 5, verified 3, stedfast 2, continuance 2, father 2, bring up 4, nurse 2, be nursed 1, surely be 1, stand fast 1, fail 1, trusty 1; 108. The letters Alef Mem Nun also appear as 0540 0541 0542 0543 0544
    1) to support, confirm, be faithful
    1a) (Qal)
    1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish
    1a1a) foster-father (subst.)
    1a1b) foster-mother, nurse
    1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door
    1b) (Niphal)
    1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm
    1b1a) to be carried by a nurse
    1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting
    1b1c) confirmed, established, sure
    1b1d) verified, confirmed
    1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty
    1c) (Hiphil)
    1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in
    1c1a) stand firm
    1c1b) trust, believe
    • א Alef Father-Son- begin- The Paradox: God and Man - (ox bull) [strength, leader, first] (Numeric value: 1)
    • מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
    • נ ן Nun Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish moving in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean the kingdom with a double Nun suggesting spiritual insight in two realms. [fish moving... Activity life] (Numeric value: 50)
  17. ↑ Genesis 15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
  18. ↑ Probity is the actual "quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency."
  19. ↑ Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
  20. ↑ Matthew 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
  21. ↑ Luke 22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
  22. ↑ Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
  23. ↑ 5622 ὠφέλεια opheleia [o-fel’-i-ah] from a derivative of the base of 5624 profitable; n f; AV-profit 1, advantage 1; 2
    1) usefulness, advantage, profit
  24. ↑ Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
    Mark 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
  25. ↑ 08467 ^הנחת^ tᵉchinnah \@tekh-in-naw’\@ from 02603; n f; AV-supplication 23, favour 1, grace 1; 25 1) favour, supplication, supplication for favour 1a) favour 1b) supplication for favour
  26. ↑ נ ן NUN Heir to the Throne, Aramaic fish in the Mem (fish in flowing waters) or in the Hebrew the Nun may mean or be associated with the kingdom. [fish moving... Activity life]50
  27. ↑ 02603 ^ןנח^ chanan \@khaw-nan’\@ a primitive root [compare 02583 ]; v; AV-mercy 16, gracious 13, merciful 12, supplication 10, favour 7, besought 4, pity 4, fair 1, favourable 1, favoured 1, misc 9; 78
    1) to be gracious, show favour, pity
    1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious
    1b) (Niphal) to be pitied
    1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious
    1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on
    1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration
    1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour
    2) to be loathsome


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