God's grace for us

​Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Let's talk about grace in our lives.
 
Depending on who you ask, grace will have a different meaning. Grace, at least to me, is a journey of brokenness, forgiveness, growth, and understanding that God saw fit that we would be his people. For us believers and followers of Christ Jesus, our holiness begins from Christ's actions on the cross. Our lives are meant to be different from the rest of the negative actions of the world. We are called to have no other God but Yahweh. We should love God and each other just as he has loved us. Jesus showed us what it means to uphold these two great commandments through his actions and teachings. Our relationship with God will be reflected in our actions in this world. 

With Jesus's death on the cross, we know God's prevenient grace for the world. This grace carries us through life until we hear salvation's good news through Jesus. Then, we are met by justifying grace at the foot of the cross. This grace helps us accept God's pardon and gift for us. As we grow in both knowledge and faith, we encounter sanctifying grace. This grace leads us to holiness until we hear, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." 
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Our entire lives as believers are a walk of faith. We will stumble, but with the help of God and others, we will get back up again. God created us in his image and is the Holy One, so we are also holy as we accept Christ as our Savior.