AMAZING GRACE

AMAZING GRACE.

What is that?

The more I consider the word "grace" the fonder of it I 

become.  I realize that it is only by the "grace" of God 

that I am alive today.

One of my favorite books of the Bible is the book of 

Philippians.  The Apostle uses the word grace several

times.  He starts using it in Chp. 1:2; "Grace to you..."

and verse 7, "...you are all partakers of grace with me."

All together he uses the word grace three times in this 

short epistle.

This got me curious, Paul seems to use the word grace 

a lot so I counted the times Paul use the word grace in 

his epistles.  Now I rarely us the King James Version

anymore.  But it was easiest for me to fine out how many

times he used the word grace in that version.  If I counted

correctly, Paul use the word grace in his various epistles

89 times.  WOW!  He must like it too.

But what is grace?

James Strong tells us that the Greek word is "charis"

meaning "... benefit, favor, gift, ..."  Or as Webster 

says it; "1. Favor, kindness, mercy ..."  Do you get 

the picture?

Is it any wonder then the Paul in one of his other

books says;

"God saved you by his grace when you believed.

And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift

from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the 

good things we have done, so none of us can

boast about it.  For we are God's masterpiece.

He created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can

do the good things he planned for us long ago."

(Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)

"Amazing grace! How sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

Was blind, but now I see."