{"id":1185,"date":"2026-04-09T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/?page_id=1185"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:14:51","slug":"the-grace-of-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/the-grace-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grace of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson 22: The Grace of God<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Scriptures:<\/strong> Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 2:11-12, 2 Corinthians 12:9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cGrace is God\u2019s unearned favor toward us.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grace is a gift\u2014freely given, never earned. It\u2019s God choosing to love, forgive, and bless us, despite our guilt. God is Holy and Just and due to this nature, cannot overlook any sin. All sin needs to be paid for by His wrath being poured out by the shedding of His blood on the sinner. But we see God\u2019s love in that He sent His Son to live the perfect life we required, and then pour out His wrath on His Son Jesus as a substitute for us to pay for our sins. Because we are sinful from birth, we cannot in any way make ourselves worthy. Grace meets us right where we are and reminds us that despite our unworthiness, we are deeply loved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWe are saved by grace, not by works.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s easy to fall into the mindset that we have to earn God\u2019s approval. But salvation is not something we achieve\u2014it\u2019s something we receive. No amount of good deeds can secure it. God\u2019s grace, shown through Jesus, is what saves us. This truth brings freedom, removing the pressure to perform and replacing it with peace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cGrace not only saves us but teaches us how to live.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grace doesn\u2019t stop at salvation\u2014it continues to shape our lives. It teaches us to turn away from what harms us and to pursue what honors God. Grace gently guides, corrects, and strengthens us each day. It empowers us to live differently, not out of obligation, but out of gratitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, rest in God\u2019s grace. You don\u2019t have to earn it\u2014you just have to receive it and let it transform you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reflection:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you striving to earn what God has already freely given?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prayer:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lord, thank You for Your grace. Help me to stop striving and start trusting in what You have already done for me. Teach me to live in a way that reflects Your grace each day. Amen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why is it difficult to accept grace sometimes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does grace change the way we live?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the difference between grace and mercy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practical Application:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thank God daily for His grace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extend grace to someone who doesn\u2019t \u201cdeserve\u201d it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4DceMBFbJf4\">REST in God&#8217;s Grace!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 22: The Grace of God Key Scriptures: Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 2:11-12, 2 Corinthians 12:9 Teaching Points: Discussion Questions: Practical Application: REST in God&#8217;s Grace!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1185"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1191,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1185\/revisions\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}