Scripture Folios
Grace Comes in Person
Genesis 6:8 Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the Lord . Chapter Related Exodus 34:6 Then the Lord passed in front of Moses and called out: “The Lord , the Lord God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,” Chapter Related Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. Chapter Related John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Chapter Related John 1:16–17 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. Chapter Related
Saved by Grace
Romans 3:23–24 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Chapter Related Ephesians 2:4–5 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! Chapter Related Ephesians 2:8–9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. Chapter Related Romans 5:20–21 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Chapter Related Romans 11:6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace. Chapter Related Galatians 1:6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— Chapter Related
Standing in Grace
Romans 5:1–2 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Chapter Related Romans 6:1–2 What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? Chapter Related Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Chapter Related Titus 2:11–13 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Chapter Related James 4:6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Chapter Related Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. Chapter Related
The Circle of Grace
Luke 6:32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. Chapter Related Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Chapter Related Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 8:1–2 Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 9:11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 4:15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God. Chapter Related 1 Peter 4:10 As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another. Chapter Related Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Chapter Related 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! Chapter Related
Growing in Grace
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Chapter Related 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. Chapter Related 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. Chapter Related Revelation 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. Chapter Related
In the Old Testament, grace is favor found in someone’s eyes, and God names himself gracious, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. In the Greek world charis was the bond that held people together: a favor given, received, and returned as gratitude. Seneca pictured the three Graces dancing hand in hand because a kindness passes from hand to hand and comes back to the giver. The New Testament keeps the word and its circle, so that one charis means both grace and thanks. But it breaks the old rule of giving where a return is likely. God is kind to the ungrateful, and Christ, though rich, became poor for our sake. So grace is received as a gift, not earned, or grace would no longer be grace. It becomes a place to stand, and a power that is enough in weakness. The return is not repayment. It flows on: freely you have received, freely give, until generosity turns into thanksgiving to God. The last instruction is to grow in grace, and the Bible’s last sentence is a blessing: the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints.