Justifying Grace
Convicting JUSTIFYING Sanctifying
GRACE
Justifying Grace: That which aims to reconcile us to God
Ransom Theory
- Early Church, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals
- Deals with the problem of Satan’s power
- God trades Jesus for mankind, but gets both
- Mark 10:45, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Timothy 2:6
- Illustrated by The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
- Satan wins? God deceives? Other Scriptures?
Moral Influence Theory
- Liberal Christians
- Deals with the problem man’s inability
- Man is selfish, Jesus shows the way of self-sacrifice
- Romans 5:8, Philippians 2:5-8
- Illustrated by Pay it Forward
- Depravity? Grace and works? Other Scriptures?
Satisfaction Theories
- Roman Catholics, Conservative Protestants
a) Commercial (Roman Catholics)
b) Political (Protestant- Arminian)
c) Legal (Protestant- Calvinist)
- Deals with the problem of God’s justice
- Man is in debt to God, Jesus volunteers to pay
- Leviticus 16:10, 21-22, John 10:18, 1 Peter 3:18
- Illustrated by The Last Sin Eater
- Violence? Justice? Other Scriptures?
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer,
With His blood He purchased me,
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.
How do we ACCESS justifying grace?
By FAITH, not WORKS
By FEAR, not PEACE (Fear of God and a sense of sinfulness)
Acts 13:38-39a
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified
Romans 10:9-10
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
How do we RESPOND to justifying grace?
With PEACE, not FEAR
With WORKS, not FAITH (Works of faith, not empty belief)
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
GRACE
Justifying Grace: That which aims to reconcile us to God
Ransom Theory
- Early Church, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals
- Deals with the problem of Satan’s power
- God trades Jesus for mankind, but gets both
- Mark 10:45, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 Timothy 2:6
- Illustrated by The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
- Satan wins? God deceives? Other Scriptures?
Moral Influence Theory
- Liberal Christians
- Deals with the problem man’s inability
- Man is selfish, Jesus shows the way of self-sacrifice
- Romans 5:8, Philippians 2:5-8
- Illustrated by Pay it Forward
- Depravity? Grace and works? Other Scriptures?
Satisfaction Theories
- Roman Catholics, Conservative Protestants
a) Commercial (Roman Catholics)
b) Political (Protestant- Arminian)
c) Legal (Protestant- Calvinist)
- Deals with the problem of God’s justice
- Man is in debt to God, Jesus volunteers to pay
- Leviticus 16:10, 21-22, John 10:18, 1 Peter 3:18
- Illustrated by The Last Sin Eater
- Violence? Justice? Other Scriptures?
Sing, oh, sing of my Redeemer,
With His blood He purchased me,
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt, and made me free.
How do we ACCESS justifying grace?
By FAITH, not WORKS
By FEAR, not PEACE (Fear of God and a sense of sinfulness)
Acts 13:38-39a
Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified
Romans 10:9-10
If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
How do we RESPOND to justifying grace?
With PEACE, not FEAR
With WORKS, not FAITH (Works of faith, not empty belief)
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
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