Jesus is Full of Grace

Where does grace come from?

John 1:14-17

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about Him, and cried out, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.’”) For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Jesus is full of grace and truth.

Jesus gives us, out of His fullness, grace upon grace.

The law came through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus.

Jesus is full of grace.

Jesus relates to each person with grace and truth.

Truth without grace can be harsh.

Grace without truth can be soft.

Grace and truth reveal God and His will in a way that is loving but firm. It allows us to experience conviction which leads to transformation, but still know that God loves us.

Grace and truth are not just what Jesus gives us, they are also who He is. Jesus will never not tell us the truth and He will always relate to us based on grace.

Truth penetrates our lives and overcomes the lies of Satan.

Grace does it through mercy and compassion.

It leads to real healing and restoration in our lives.

Jesus deals with the woman brought to Him by the religious leaders who was caught in the act of adultery with truth and grace. He doesn’t condemn her but tells her to leave her life of sin.

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is experiencing the grace and truth of Jesus.

Jesus gives out of His fullness grace upon grace.

Jesus is able to give us grace because He is full of grace. And Jesus does not just give us grace, He gives us grace upon grace. Jesus gives us grace day after day after day.

Jesus does not just give us grace for salvation. Jesus gives us grace to live daily obeying Him and abiding in His will. Paul says in 2 Peter 1:3 that by His power God has given us everything we need for living a godly life.

God is not stingy, He will give us generously out His grace what we need. Jesus doesn’t give us anything because we deserve it or could earn it. He gives us everything out of His grace. Every good and perfect gift comes from above from the Father of lights.

When Jesus saved me out of His grace, He didn’t just save me a little bit, He saved me fully.

When Jesus blesses me out of His grace, He doesn’t just bless me a little bit, He blesses me fully.

I don’t have to beg Jesus for grace, He gives it naturally because grace is Jesus’ nature.

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is receiving the fullness of God’s grace through Jesus.

The law came through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus.

This does not mean that there is no grace in the Old Testament or that Moses did not experience the grace of God. It means that if I choose to follow the law as given through Moses then I have to fulfill the law perfectly. If I choose to follow Jesus through grace then He, not me, has fulfilled the law perfectly.

In Romans 3:20 Paul says, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in His sight, since though the law comes knowledge of sin.”

Law brings knowledge of sin but no ability to overcome sin.

Grace brings the forgiveness of sin and righteousness through Jesus’ finished work on the cross.

Raise the Roof and Remove the Walls is depending on grace not the law for salvation and blessings from God.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

In and Through God’s Grace, Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,

                                                     Joe