And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.

Peter Defends God’s Grace

Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had completed.

But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”

but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.

And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)

Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,

so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.