Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-08
LESSON FOR MAY 49,
THE GRACE OF GOD.

LESSON TEXTS Ephesians z:4-1o:
GOLDEN TExT-we believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesus
ADDITIONAL. observation-disclosures 6.
James 4:s: Peter 4-1o: : Peter s:1s.
Grace means unmerited favor. Gods
grace means his kindness toward us
through Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:7)
Gods mercy does not go out to men be-
cause they are good but because he
is good and desires to bestow that
goodness upon lost and ruined men in
order to make them good.
l. The Grace of God in Salvation
(Eph- :41O.)
Grace brings salvation; it does not
send it. Jesus Christ, who is the en-
bodiment of Gods love and grace,
came bringing salvation with him. In
order to apprehend what the grace of
God has done, observe:
L. Mans natural state (Eph. 2:1-3).
In the natural man is found all that is
opposed to the will and purpose OF
God. CD Dead in trespaSSeS and
sins ". -. The supreme need of the
dead man is life, therefore he must
have life from without himself. The
characteristic of one who is dead is
that he Is (a) without sensation
'.past feeling (4:19-) The natural
man, therefore, can neither love God
nor hate sin until he is made alive
OBJ Without motion. Activity is the
demonstration OF life. So far as God
and holiness are concerned they are
motionless. They are helpless as
Lazarus was in the grave. ca Under
the control of fieshly and worldly lusts
". % The carnaI nature holds sway
over their lives. (3) Under the domi-
nation of Satan ". p. All unregen-
crate men and women are ruled by Sa-
| tan. Since he is the god of this age
e Cor. ~, the prince of this world
(John 12 :31), all who have not been
| freed by Christ are under the rule OF
Satan. (4) Under the condemnation
| and wrath of God " b. Over all
| these-death, worldliness, dfsobedi-
ence, lust of the 1esh-hangS the
wrath and condemnation of God.
2. Mans state by grace e :41o)
| Cd He is alive in Christ ". 81. The
| Holy Spirit lays hold upon men dead
In sin and qufckens them into life.
/ CO Raised up with Christ ". 81.
/ Gods grace not only makes lost men
/ alive but raises them up with Christ.
/ (3) Association with Christ in glory
/ ". 81. Christ's incarnation has so
| identified himself with the race that
| those who are saved are raised up to
| be with Christ and shall ultimately
| share his glory The actuatfng prin-
cip1e of God which moved him to thus
| lay nOIO upon 1OSt men is MS love
| ". ~. Mans salvation is due entirely
to Gods grace. Not only the salvation
| has been provided in grace but the
faith which appropriates it is Gods
gift ". 81 Works grounds of sal
| walton are absolutely excluded
(4) The purpose of God in the saliva
| ton of men wv. z, 1O). (a) 1t is tt
display his grace in the coming ages
The demonstration to the inhabitant.
of the spheres in which sin has no
entered. in the ages to come, will b,
the transformation of dead and los
men and their exa1tation with Christ
(b) To glorify God through their goos
works ". 10: cf. Matt. :16). Whi1
good works have absolutely no part ii
the salvation of men Gods purpose il
saving them was that they might d,
| good works.
IL. The Grace of God in Right Liv
ing (TituS HID
Grace is not only essential to sal
walton but essential to right living. i
teaches saved men CD to deny ungod
Illness w. 12)- The saved man ha
the divine nature. The grace whic
sity of denial of everything that /
opposed to God. (2) Worldly lust
". 12}. The redeemed man is SUI
rounded with the things of the worl
which have a downward pull upo
him. The grace of God teaches hir
! u IcAOuACe tHcIu (OJ SODeI 1iNlH
". 12)- The grace of God teache
, the saved man self-control; to hav
, the refnS of his nature well in con
mand and to rule with a strong hant
Cd Righteous living ". 12). Th
| grace of God teaches the saved ma
to live upright1y with reference t
those about him. (5) Cody Twin
!. (v- 12)- 1t teaches him to so live
5 this present world to enable hi
to meet God and abide in his fellow
ship. (6) 1t teaches the right M.
: tive in living (vv- 13, I'd The bIesse
hope of the glorious return of tt
Lord Jesus Christ is the grand fncel
tive to holy living in this preseI
world He that has it will keep hin
self pure. Il John 3 .3-)
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