"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8.
Grace is a progressive gift from God through our Lord Jesus Christ, and it is given to each individual in varying degrees depending upon the choice of how much one desires to receive this gift and utilize it to God's praise, honor and glory. The faith herein spoken of [IS] God's Faithfulness to usward; as we could never match His Perfection Of Love, but we can agree that He makes it His priority to advantage us the benefit of our deficient faith, doubt or absence of trust of His altruistic, favorable heritage as His Majesty dwells within us.
1. Prevenient Merciful Grace
Prevenient Merciful Grace is theologically referred to as merciful grace available to all those who do not know God within and throughout the Christianist galvanized authentic aspects. Both Prevenient Merciful Grace and Concomitant Grace are availings to all as: "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9. It is the grace God extends to all humankind in their "unknown lawless" condition of their mind and/or heart (or behavior respect of civil impressments) before they recognize His Sovereignty and accept His Plan of Salvation for their souls.
"For he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:45(b).
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8).
2. Conceptual Mercied Grace
Conceptual Mercied Grace is/was conscientious body mortification of Mosaic legal/form outside of authentic Christianity (teleology) (autointoxication). It is extended only to the extent and in the sense that God shows humankind the identity of what sin is as the law gives ground rules for obedience, and in which "legalists"quote to their own hurt and object to having any more grace than revealings are manifested towards "corporate obedience."
"Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." Romans 3:20.
"Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." Romans 5:20.
3. Concomitant Grace
Concomitant Grace is being justified from the law through forgiveness and being set apart (sanctified) in right standing or relationship to agreeing with God's Word that "Jesus plus nothing" presents the unity of discipleship as Jesus' finished (accomplished) work upon His Cross for sin and being "set free." Both Concomitant Grace and Prevenient Merciful Grace are availings to all who lift Christ's Cross which in turn lifts them.
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." Romans 3:24-28.
4. Concurrent Grace
Concurrent Grace is being right with God for His Own Namesake and having made all things right with [his] fellowman, and accepting Jesus' finished (accomplished) work as non-hell-bound for every forgiven sinner accepting both The Cross and The Grace as exemption from hell.
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Romans 8:1-4.
5. Concordant Grace
Concordant Grace is thinking God's thoughts (agreeingly submissive) after Him - for spirit, soul and body, because of Jesus' own work of resurrecting Himself from hell's grave as a sign He Is The Author and Finisher of not only Salvation; but all followers' faith as well. God can do all the above and more, as He knows no failure in His entire plan, beings He makes a way when there is no way. Concordant Grace, Concurrent Grace (No. 4), and Concomitant Grace (No. 3) are all autocephalous as multiplied Grace Upon Grace by accepting The Cross as The Way; Salvationing from hell as the Truth; and accompaning The Resurrection as The Life..
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." John 15:4, 5, 8.
1. Jehovah Shammah - The Lord Is Present
"And he [God] said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest." Exodus 33:14.
"Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psalm 16:11.
"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy." Jude 1:24.
2. Jehovah Shalom - The Lord Our Peace
"Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites." Judges 6:24.
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:28.
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33.
3. Jehovah Rohi - The Lord Our Shepherd
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." Psalm 23:1-6.
"What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them. Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost." Luke 14:4-6.
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." John 10:27, 28.
4. Jehovah Jireh - The Lord Will Provide
"And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering; so they went both of them together." Genesis 22:8.
"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19.
"If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." John 14:14.
5. Jehovah Nissi - The Lord Our Victor
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:57.
"Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust." Matthew 12:18-21.
6. Jehovah Tsidkenu - The Lord Our Righteousness
"And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith; that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead." Philippians 3:9-11.
"Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:1.
7. Jehovah Mekadesh - The Lord Our Sanctifier
"And ye shall keep my statues, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you." Leviticus 20:8.
"Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: mercy unto you, and peace and love, be multiplied." Jude 1:1.
"By the which will [New Covenant] we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:10.
8. Jehovah Rophe - The Lord Our Physician
"And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing." Luke 9:11.
"And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him." Matthew 8:5-7.
"When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses." Matthew 8:16, 17.
Angels Singing "Holy, Holy, Holy" Above The Great White Throne
"And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." Revelation 4:8.
"Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest." Revelation 15:4. "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." 2 Timothy 1:9.
"As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." 1 Peter 1:14-16.
"And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreprovable in his sight: if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister." Colossians 1:21-23.
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17.
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