HINDRANCES TO THE GRACE OF GOD
You can stop the Grace of God. We’ve already seen in God’s Word, the grace
of God is received by faith. (Rom. 5:2)
Therefore, if you’re trying to receive grace by anything other than
faith, it can have a hindering effect.
Anything you do to receive the grace of God can prevent God’s grace from
flowing in your life. Let’s look at some
things that may stop the grace of God from coming to you.
1)
THROUGH
WORKS OF THE FLESH – Gal. 3:1,2
When we trust in our flesh and our
own resources, we short-circuit our blessing, rendering His grace meaningless in our
lives. Striving in our fleshly strength
to receive God’s grace will not work.
Rom. 11:5,6 AMP “So too at the present time
there is a remnant (a small believing minority), selected (chosen) by grace.
But if it is by grace (His unmerited favor and graciousness), it is no longer
conditioned on works or anything men have done.
Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace (it would be meaningless)”.
Gal. 2:20,21 – "Yet not I, but Christ (grace) liveth in me, now I
live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me. I do not frustrate the grace of God". Focus on
Grace and it will produce good works. But good works cannot produce grace. Faith without good works is dead. Faith in
His grace works.
Col.
1:29 – Paul said I
also labour, striving according to his workings which worketh in me
mightily. Paul said, “I work hard by the
grace of God.” Paul wasn’t working in the flesh, by his own strength and
ability. He is taping into God’s ability
and strength.
Taping into the Limitless Grace of
God.
2 Cor. 6:1 “We then, as workers together
with him, beseech you also that you receive not the grace of God in vain.”
2)
THROUGH
THE LAW
God’s grace is amazing, abundance. God grace is abounding
towards us. God’s grace is unstoppable towards us who believe. God is able to
do exceeding abundantly beyond what we think or pray. (We can limit God in
prayer)
Through the Law we fall away from grace.
FALL AWAY
FROM GRACE - Galatians 5:4; 6-9
What
is “fallen away from grace” means?
Today, we say “fallen from grace” is sin. Brother So and so has fallen from
grace (sin). The bible says fallen from
grace is connected to “self-righteousness. Those self-righteous have “fallen
from grace”
J.B.
Williams – trying to justify from the law and put yourself or cut yourself off
from Christ.
Goodspeed
translations: Are you walking in God’s favor or your own effort? How do we know were are under grace or under
law? Whenever you look to yourself to
solve your sin, habits you’re under law.
What is law? God’s Law is
this “if you do this I will do this”; If you don’t do that I wouldn’t do that!
If you do that is right I bless you. If
you do wrong I blow you apart.
It
is different than Christianity. Law is
conditional; but grace is unconditional.
Law always contrast with faith. You can’t mixed them. Just as oil and
water. Faith and Law never mixed. Spirit
vs the Flesh, grace against works. Same
negative group: Law activates flesh and manifest works. But the positive group: is faith activate the
Spirit and manifest the Grace of God in our lives.
3)
We
fall away THROUGH PERVERSION SPIRIT. - Jude 4
v.8 “filthy dreamers defile the
flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. (any authorities)
v.19 “they who separate
themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit” but have another spirit.
I
Tim. 4:1 – “Now the
Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the
faith, (no faith no grace) giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of
devils.
Conclusion: Grace is not a doctrine to study it is a gospel of
good news. Grace is about the person of
Jesus Christ. Without grace you can’t be a Christian and walk to please God
daily. Without faith it is impossible to
please God. With faith then grace will manifest through his Holy Spirit in us
to become more like Jesus.
Grace
will change us not bless us only. Grace will transformed us and our churches
will be transformed and our cities too.
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