QUESTION ONE

CONCERNING GRACE

Does grace mean:

1. (1) Giving man what he deserves?
2. (2) Supplementing what man deserves?
3. (3) Withholding from man because he does not deserve it?
4. (4) Giving less because man does not deserve it?
5. (5) Making the recipient a debtor?
6. (6) Directly forgiving the sinners’ sins?
7. (7) Directly forgiving the believers’ sins?

The Bible says, “For by grace you have been saved” (Eph. 2:8). This being the case:

1. (1) Does God want man to do good before he can be saved?
2. (2) Does God save man after man has done what he can?
3. (3) Can God choose not to save a person because he is not good?
4. (4) Can God choose not to save a person because he is inferior to another person?
5. (5) Is the expression “paying back grace” correct?
6. (6) Can God freely forgive a sinner because He has mercy on him?
7. (7) Can God freely forgive a believer because He loves him?

ANSWERS

Man has a great shortcoming in that he measures God’s heart according to his human heart. Our human heart is a heart of law, not a heart of grace. We always consider God’s heart to be just like our heart and, therefore, misunderstand God’s heart.
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