How Believers Experience the Lord's Grace Revealed in the New Testament?

 

How Believers Experience the Lord's Grace Revealed in the New Testament?

Rom 5:17,21 "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... so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"

Eph 3:2,8 "If indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you... To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ"

Acts 4:33 "And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all"

 

Item	Meaning	Method	Example	Application	Related Scripture
1. Receiving Faith and Love through the Lord's Abounding Grace	God's grace continually increases, enabling believers to grow in faith and love	Through knowing Christ's riches and receiving His abounding grace	Paul transformed from persecutor to apostle through God's extraordinary grace	Practice faith daily and treat others with love	1 Tim 1:14 "And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus"
2. Entering and Standing in God's Overflowing Grace	Believers can continuously stand in God's abundant grace without wavering	Through faith gaining access and continuously standing therein	Abraham justified by faith, standing in God's grace	Stand firm by faith regardless of changing circumstances	Rom 5:2a "Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand" 2 Thess 2:16 "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace"
3. Enjoying Eternal Comfort and Good Hope in Grace	God's grace brings comfort and hope that transcend time	Through God's love and grace, obtaining inner peace	Believers having peace and hope amid tribulation	Contemplate God's grace and eternal promises during hardship
4. Coming Boldly to the Throne of Grace	Believers can approach God fearlessly to receive grace	Through Christ's blood, approaching God boldly	Believers experiencing God's presence and help in prayer	Daily seeking help through prayer before God	Heb 4:16 "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need"
5. Receiving God's Abundant Supply of All Grace	God prepares abundant grace supply for believers	Through faith accepting God's complete provision	Paul experiencing God's supply in all needs	Trust God's provision in lack, give generously	2 Cor 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work" 1 Pet 1:2b "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord"
6. Constantly Enjoying God's Multiplying Grace	Grace continually increases and multiplies in believers' lives	Through continuous devotion and prayer experiencing grace	Peter from weakness and failure to strength and victory	Daily practice drawing near to God, experiencing renewed grace
7. Receiving Greater Grace through Humility	A humble heart is key to receiving greater grace	Through acknowledging inadequacy and depending on God	The tax collector's humble prayer receiving God's justification	Practice humility in life, avoiding pride and arrogance	Jas 4:6 "But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble'"
8. Experiencing the Lord's Sufficient Grace	Christ's grace is sufficient to overcome our weakness	Through acknowledging weakness, experiencing Christ's power	Paul's thorn enabling him to experience Christ's sufficient grace	Not being discouraged in weakness, but relying on God's strength	2 Cor 12:9 "And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness'"
9. Being Perfected by God's All Grace after Suffering	Suffering becomes an opportunity to experience God's grace	Through maintaining faith in suffering, experiencing God's grace	Job receiving greater blessing from God after trials	Not losing faith in trials, waiting for God's perfection	1 Pet 5:10 "But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you" Eph 4:28-29 "Let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers" Acts 11:23 "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"
10. Fulfilling the Stewardship of God's Grace	Believers are entrusted to manage and dispense God's grace	Through evangelizing and serving, giving grace to others	Paul entrusted to convey Christ's riches to the Gentiles	Serving others in church and community
11. Speaking Edifying Words to Give Grace	Through words, giving God's grace to others	Speaking words that build up, comfort, and encourage	Barnabas's words bringing comfort and edification	Speak positive, edifying words in daily conversations
12. Reigning in Life through Abounding Grace	God's grace enables believers to reign victoriously in life	Through receiving God's abounding grace and righteousness	Victorious believers reigning in various circumstances	Live out victorious life in daily living
13. Church Building through Believers' Grace	Individual grace reception promotes overall church building	Through personal growth in grace influencing others	Early church rapidly growing as all received grace	Mutually building up in church life, witnessing grace

 

Comprehensive Application Principles:

Personal Level

1.      Daily Drawing Near to God: Continuously experience God's grace through Bible reading, prayer, and meditation

2.      Humble Dependence: Acknowledge personal weakness and completely depend on God's grace

3.      Faith Reception: Accept God's various grace provisions by faith

4.      Patient Waiting: Endure in trials, waiting for God's grace to be revealed

Church Level

1.      Mutual Edification: Speak edifying words with love

2.      Grace Sharing: Share received grace with others

3.      Unity of Heart: Unite with brothers and sisters in grace

4.      Witness Living: Let others see the grace we have received

Ministry Level

1.      Faithful Stewardship: Make good use of the grace entrusted by God

2.      Gospel Proclamation: Convey Christ's riches to more people

3.      Loving Service: Manifest God's grace in various ministries

4.      Life Influence: Witness the reality of God's grace through life

Core Scripture Summary:

• Romans 5 - Foundation and effects of grace
• 2 Corinthians - Grace revealed in weakness
• Ephesians - Riches and stewardship of grace
• 1 Peter - Grace perfected in suffering
• James - Relationship between humility and grace

 

Conclusion:

This comprehensive analysis deeply examines how believers experience the Lord's grace revealed in the New Testament from a biblical-spiritual perspective. Grace is not only God's gift, but also a spiritual reality that believers need to actively respond to and experience. From personal growth in faith to church building, from daily dependence to ministry entrustment, all require continuous growth and maturation in God's grace. May every believer stand firm in this grace and become a channel of grace, dispensing Christ's riches to more people.

 

 *Please refer to April 2025 International Elders and Responsible Brothers Training General Topic: Oneness and the Vital Aspects of Acts Chapter 6 Grace in Acts