ROMANS 1:7b

Sunday Morning:  “November 7, 2004

Read: Romans 1:1-7

Romans 1:7  “To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace (grace and peace 18 times) from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

GRACE AND PEACE EIGHTEEN TIMES

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.”

FOUR TIMES WITH MERCY

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 [the] truth and love."

CLOSING WORDS, SEVEN TIMES

Romans 16:24  "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

GRACE DEFINED

2 Corinthians 12:9  And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient [be content, be enough, suffice] 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.”

BE STRONG IN GRACE

2 Timothy 2:1  “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.”

ACCESS GRACE BY FAITH

Romans 5:2  “By whom also we have access [perfect active] by faith into this grace wherein we stand [perfect active], and rejoice [present middle] in hope of the glory of God.”

FAITH

Romans 10:17  "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (defined as the mysteries of the kingdom of God)."

MAY GRACE REIGN

Romans 5:21  “That as sin hath reigned (controlled us) unto death, even so might grace reign [aorist active subjunctive, (control us)] through righteousness unto eternal [agelasting] life (in the kingdom age) by Jesus Christ (our High Priest) our Lord.”

AT THE THRONE OF GRACE

Hebrews 4:15-16  "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 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."

ACCEPTABLE SERVICE BY GRACE

Hebrews 12:28  “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have [present active subjunctive) grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

GRACE ABOUNDS

2 Corinthians 9:8  “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency [contentment] in all things, may abound to every good work:”

BY THE POWER OF GOD

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.”

YOU ENDURE BY GRACE

Romans 6:14  For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are [present active of eimi, endure, Mark 4:17] not under [upo, under (the dominion of)] the law, but under [upo, under (the dominion of)] grace.”

BY GRACE YE ENDURE

Ephesians 2:8  For by grace are ye [endure Mark 4:17] saved [perfect passive, having been saved] through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” (My translation: “For by grace, through faith, ye endure having been saved”)

ACCESS GRACE BY FAITH

Romans 5:2  "By whom (Jesus Christ our High Priest) also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, . . ."

ENDURE AFFLICTIONS

Hebrews 10:32  "But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated (by the Word of God), ye endured a great fight of afflictions; 33.  Partly, whilst ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used."

IT TAKES GRACE

1 Peter 5:10  "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal [agelasting] glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."

GRACE NEEDED IN TRIBULATIONS

2 Thessalonians 1:2-5  "Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity [love]of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 4. So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience [endurance] and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure [put up with]: 5. Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:"

IF WE ENDURE

2 Timothy 2:12 "If we suffer [endure], we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:"

CONTINUE IN THE GRACE

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.”

WE CAN FALL FROM GRACE

Galatians 5:4  Christ (His ministry) is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”

LACKING GRACE

Hebrews 12:15  “Looking diligently lest any man fail [be in want] of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;”

WORD OF HIS GRACE

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.”

GOD’S LAST WORDS

Revelation 22:21  "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."

MANY ARE CALLED

Matthew 22:14  "For many are called, but few are chosen."

CALLED UNTO HIS KINGDOM AND GLORY

1 Thessalonians 2:12  "That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."

COLD LOVE OF THE MANY

Matthew 24:12  "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of [the] many shall wax cold [future passive]."

COLD LOVE EFFECTS FAITH

Galatians 5:6  ". . . faith which worketh by love."

COLD LOVE OF THE TRUTH

2 Thessalonians 2:10  "And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved."

HE THAT ENDURES

Matthew 24:13  "But he that shall endure [aorist active, endures] unto the end, the same shall be saved [future passive]."