words, when we stand in grace the believer continually possesses a position of acceptance before throne that is based upon the grace of God. This God’s simply means we continually experience unmerited favor and God’s kindness toward us, in our positional acceptance and peace that we have before throne, through the saving sacrifice of Jesus Christ. God’s Note: This standing of grace before throne, which gives us acceptance God’s and peace in presence, is only based upon Jesus Christ and His God’s sufficient and eternal saving work on our behalf. Therefore, our standing (position in grace favor) is not something that we can lose. It is – God’s constant, eternal, and secure. This brings us back to Galatians 5:1-4. What does it mean to or drop “fall” away from and abandon grace? You fall out of a positional state God’s don’t of grace (from freely given favor and blessing in relation to salvation) God’s but you can fall from a Biblical stance or teaching about the grace of God. The has to do with moving away from the doctrinal position of free “falling” grace or the Biblical teaching that only the grace of God can save you. The context demands this interpretation since Paul teaches ye should “that not obey the and little leaven (the leaven of legalism) truth” (verse 7) “a leavens (sours) the whole teaching about grace (verse 9). Falling from grace is a truth issue not a sin issue. In other words, the Galatians were in danger – of misunderstanding grace and moving away from the free message of grace how grace alone saves you forever. – grace will never fail you but you can fail the grace of God (Heb. 12:15) God’s by abandoning its teaching, its beauty, and miss its glorious and liberating message that Christ alone saved you, without human works, and that His death will secure and keep you forever. Observe what Galatians from is teaching. 5:4 (“fallen grace”) I. Stay Biblical Liberty is the truth that we should stand upon in relation to our salvation. Galatians 5:1-4 fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us “Stand free.”
words, when we stand in grace the believer continually possesses a position of acceptance before God’s throne that is based upon the grace of God. This simply means we continually experience God’s unmerited favor and kindness toward us, in our positional acceptance and peace that we have before God’s throne, through the saving sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Note: This standing of grace before God’s throne, which gives us acceptance and peace in God’s presence, is only based upon Jesus Christ and His sufficient and eternal saving work on our behalf. Therefore, our standing (position in grace – God’s favor) is not something that we can lose. It is constant, eternal, and secure. This brings us back to Galatians 5:1-4. What does it mean to “fall” or drop away from and abandon God’s grace? You don’t fall out of a positional state of grace (from God’s freely given favor and blessing in relation to salvation) but you can fall from a Biblical stance or teaching about the grace of God. The “falling” has to do with moving away from the doctrinal position of free grace or the Biblical teaching that only the grace of God can save you. The context demands this interpretation since Paul teaches “that ye should not obey the truth” (verse 7) and “a little leaven (the leaven of legalism) leavens (sours) the whole teaching about grace (verse 9). Falling from grace is a truth issue – not a sin issue. In other words, the Galatians were in danger of misunderstanding grace and moving away from the free message of grace – how grace alone saves you forever. God’s grace will never fail you but you can fail the grace of God (Heb. 12:15) by abandoning its teaching, its beauty, and miss its glorious and liberating message that Christ alone saved you, without human works, and that His death will secure and keep you forever. Observe what Galatians 5:4 (“fallen from grace”) is teaching. I. Stay Biblical Liberty is the truth that we should stand upon in relation to our salvation. Galatians 5:1-4 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.”