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From the examples of From the examples of JesusJesus and and PaulPaul, what , what

should it mean?should it mean?

Grace and our Grace and our SinsSins::

Romans 6:1-2Romans 6:1-2(1) What shall we say then? (1) What shall we say then? Are we to continue Are we to continue in sin so that grace in sin so that grace

may increase? may increase? (2) May it never be! (2) May it never be!

How shall we who died to How shall we who died to sin still live in it?sin still live in it?

Matthew 5:29Matthew 5:29

(29) If your right eye (29) If your right eye causes you to stumble, causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it tear it out and throw it

from you; for it is better from you; for it is better for you to lose one of for you to lose one of

the parts of your body,the parts of your body,

Matthew 5:29Matthew 5:29

than for your whole than for your whole body to go into hell.body to go into hell.

Grace and our Grace and our SinsSins::

We must not We must not insultinsult grace, grace,

but we should trust grace but we should trust grace to to covercover our shortcomings! our shortcomings!

Romans 5:20Romans 5:20

(20) The Law came in so (20) The Law came in so that the transgression that the transgression

would increase; but where would increase; but where sin increased, grace sin increased, grace

abounded all the more,abounded all the more,

Grace and Our Grace and Our EffortEffort in God’s in God’s

Kingdom:Kingdom:

1 Corinthians 15:101 Corinthians 15:10(10) But by the grace of (10) But by the grace of God I am what I am, and God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did His grace toward me did

not prove vain; but I not prove vain; but I labored more than all of labored more than all of them, yet not I, but the them, yet not I, but the

grace of God in me.grace of God in me.

Grace and Our Grace and Our EffortEffort in God’s in God’s

Kingdom:Kingdom:

Grace should Grace should motivatemotivate us us to even greater to even greater actionaction!!

Grace and our Grace and our SearchSearch for what God wants:for what God wants:

Matthew 28:19-20Matthew 28:19-20

(20) teaching them to (20) teaching them to observe all that I observe all that I

commanded you; …commanded you; …

John 14:31John 14:31

(31) but so that the world (31) but so that the world may know that I love the may know that I love the

Father, I do exactly as the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. …Father commanded Me. …

Grace and our Grace and our SearchSearch for what God wants:for what God wants:

We don’t pursue We don’t pursue answers out of answers out of fearfear,,

but out of a true but out of a true lovelove for God! for God!

Grace and our Grace and our AttitudeAttitude toward toward those in sin: those in sin:

John 8:11John 8:11

(11) She said, “No one, (11) She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From either. Go. From

now on sin no more.”now on sin no more.”

Grace and our Grace and our AttitudeAttitude toward toward those in sin: those in sin:

We must We must confrontconfront with with the constant the constant hopehope that that

people can change!people can change!

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