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Expressions of Grace

the cross at Calvary it became available to all. As John 1:14-
16 explains, through Christ we all now have access to grace.
Hebrew 4:14-16 actually says,

“Seeing then that we have a great High Priest
who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son
of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do
not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize
with our weaknesses, but was in all points
tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore
come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of
need.”

This invitation is to all, as many as would come to Christ.
Jesus identified with every human weakness in order to
make grace available and accessible to all human beings,
irrespective of our past, backgrounds or weaknesses. He
was tempted just like us, and overcame all temptations to set
a pattern of victory for us all through His grace. The power
to overcome temptations and sin is received when we learn
to go to the throne of grace where the ultimate sacrifice of
Jesus was accepted.

It’s in the New Testament or New Covenant that we see the
actualization of MERCY as the divine power that acquits or
sets man free from the judgment he deserves. GRACE, just
like Mercy, grants divine power to live and operate in the
standards of God, no matter the time or form of need. In

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