Amazing Grace!
I wonder how many people over the years have sung the hymn “Amazing Grace” with little or no appreciation for its theme. The grace of God is what makes salvation possible, and it is what makes the Christian gospel unique. Various forms of the word are found nearly 200 times in our English Bibles. Consider the following qualities of the grace of God. It is:
- Great grace (Acts 4:33)
- Abundant and abounding grace (Rom. 5:17, 20)
- Reigning grace (Rom. 5:21; cf. Heb. 4:15-16)
- Sufficient grace (II Cor. 12:9)
- Glorious grace (Eph. 1:6)
- Rich grace (Eph. 1:7; 2:7)
- Saving grace (Eph. 2:8-9)