Understanding God's Grace and Sin in Ephesians and 2 Corinthians

Exploring the concept of unmerited favor, recognizing our undeserving nature, and bridging the gap of sin through God's grace as discussed in Ephesians and 2 Corinthians. Reflect on holding oneself and others to standards, recognizing the impact of sin, and achieving maturity in Christ by changing one's perspective.

• Gods grace
• Sin
• Unmerited favor
• Biblical teachings
• Christian faith

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1. Ephesians 1:7-8, 2 Corinthians 12:9

2. Unmerited Favour undeserved generosity, kindness to one to whom you have no debt or relation that would suggest there is reason for such kindness. Must recognise how undeserving we are. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Cheer up, you re worse than you think you are!

3. God - holy The standard Me - sin

4. Bridging the Gap of Sin Cancelling the Debt

5. God - holy The standard Me - sin

6. Do you see that God can reach you anywhere? Are you holding yourself or others to a standard? Because it is grace, I can t lose it or ruin it or not live up to it. If there was nothing left but God s grace there would still be enough for boundless joy.

7. Ephesians 1:7-8 Is God s grace just about enough (2 Cor 12:9)? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Ephesians 1:7-8 Is God s grace just about enough (2 Cor 12:9)? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Is it a positive thing to recognise our loss because of sin? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Is it a positive thing to recognise our loss because of sin? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What standards do I hold myself or others to? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What standards do I hold myself or others to? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What does the picture of debt help us to understand? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What does the picture of debt help us to understand? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What is maturity in Christ, is it sinning less? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ What is maturity in Christ, is it sinning less? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ How do we go about changing our point of view (2 Cor 5:16)? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ How do we go about changing our point of view (2 Cor 5:16)? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

8. God - holy God - holy The standard The standard Me - sin Me - sin