It is those who accept these conditions as stated in the Kingdom constitution that benefits from this type of grace. The saving grace is what distinguishes between a Christian and a non-Christian. One of the attributes of this type of grace is that it is based on condition, therefore, it discriminates. The saving grace is the first of the Christian graces it is through this grace that a Christian gets access to the rest of the Christian grace. This is what comes to the minds of most people whenever grace is being mentioned the saving grace is just one of the segments of the grace God. For by grace are ye saved through faith that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. And hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. The saving grace “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved ). Some are yet to be converted God sustains their lives in order for them to come to the saving grace. This verse means God has given more time to his own people, whom he has chosen before the foundation of the world. 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. God could have wiped out the human race because we all went against Him but for His common grace, He spared our lives, expecting men to embrace His saving grace. “.He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust” and “causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth” (Matt. It is a gift from Him to us, whether we acknowledge him or not. God is the originator of life and the sustainer of it thereof (cf. The common /universal grace This is the grace God has for all human beings it is common, everyone benefits from it, hence universal. The universal or the common graces as the name suggest is benefited by all human race the majority is limited to Christians only, and that is the Christian grace. The grace of God can be grouped into two the Universal or the Common grace and the Christian grace. Where there is a favor, gift, mercy, and kindness, there, grace is. Grace originates from God, it is infinite, it is in abundance, it cannot be sold, it is indispensable and it cuts across every facet of our daily lives both Christians and non-Christians. If we define the grace of God, we would surely limit it to what we know. The truth is that the grace of God cannot be defined, though we may somehow try to define its varieties. The concept of grace is beyond the human imagination we cannot completely comprehend it. Or do we have favor which is deserved or a gift that is merited? I stand to be corrected though. If you deserve favor, a kindness or a gift, then, that which you received is no more favor, a gift or a kindness that means you paid or worked for it. Both words carry the same meaning and should not be used together. Unmerited means something you don’t deserve, so also is favor –kindness, gift which means something given to you freely. This definition does not only under define and limited it to the saving grace but also contains a needless repetition of words, “unmerited “and “favor” a tautology. Many people define the grace of God as “unmerited favor of God toward mankind”. These days when people define grace, they limit it to the saving grace. It could be compared to watermelon which is divided into several segments but becomes whole when brought together. Even though the grace of God is one, it has several divisions. We may learn that the grace of God varied and are many. 4:10)īut the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you. As every man hath received the gift, even so, minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Let us study the following verses in the Kingdom Constitution. The grace of God is a mega theme in the Bible it floods the entire Bible. In this post, we shall discuss a good deal about divine grace. But the sad news is that all the things that we received or offered freely are temporary and finite. The meaning of grace We have in diverse ways and means offered things to people or received something from someone else which we do not work for, nor paid for it this is called grace.