#84 - Ephesians, Part 9, "Grace and Works"

Grace is the divine influence upon the heart reflected in the life. It is powerful when God’s grace comes, and there’s a manifestation of it in the life. Many argue that it is either grace or works, but it is actually grace and works. We are not saved by good works, but we are kept by them.

Don’t pervert grace by saying you can live however you want to now and still be saved. It’s a false doctrine. We are predestined to reflect God’s glory on earth and do a good work. He is raising up a people who are zealous about good works and want to do the things that glorify Him.

The commandments have not been done away with. If God’s grace doesn’t empower you to keep His commandments, then you are under a false grace. If you are trying to live in lawless deeds, calling your continued sin liberty and grace, then you are frustrating the true grace of God.