Grace Versus Works

Today I'm going to share this teaching about grace and works. I pray that the Lord will help us to get insight in this matter. 

Many people like using the phrase 'We are saved by grace' as an excuse to sin and to stay away from works that is, living a holy life. The believers in the same are also the ones who insist on on saying, God looks at the heart and not on the outside appearance. They also say anyone believing in outward holiness and works is being legalistic.
BUT WHAT IS GRACE?
I will quote the same scripture they use as an excuse to sin and I will explain it. Ephesians 2:1-10. 1."And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins."
MEANING: Verse one says that we were dead because of the sins we used to do,but now he has made us alive by bringing us to him.
2,3. "In which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
MEANING: 2 and 3 say that we were dead because of our trespasses when we walked like the rest of the world according the Prince of the air who is the devil. It says we fulfilled the lusts of the flesh and of the mind and we were by nature children of wrath, which means we were doomed for destruction.
4,5. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).
MEANING: 4 and 5 say that even though we were dead in our trespasses, God loved us and saved us
because of his great mercy and love.He saved us by GRACE. We did nothing to deserve being saved but he chose to save us.
6-9."And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
MEANING: 7-9 say through our faith, he has saved us.Not because we did anything to deserve being saved Lest anyone should boast that he saved him/her because of what he/she did. We were sinners but he chose to save us. He showed us kindness when we did not deserve it. No one did anything in order to be saved; it was by grace."

WHAT SHOULD WE DO AFTER BEING SAVED BY GRACE?
10. "For we are His WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus for GOOD WORKS, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
MEANING: Now that he has saved us by his grace when we did nothing to deserve it, we must produce not just works but GOOD works which God planned that we should walk in. We have come to the light and we must do good works. Being saved by Grace is like the following Story:

A man who loved drinking was walking home one night and happened to fall in a ditch.He stayed in that ditch for a long time but someone happened to pass by and decided to pull him out of the ditch.The man was not obliged to remove him out of the ditch but chose to remove him out of his mercy.

 Romans 6:1-2 says, "What shall we say then? Should we continue to sin that grace may abound? certainly not! How shall we who have died to sin live any longer in it? " This verse is asking this question: Should the man who fell in a ditch throw himself back because he was saved by mercy? So that the man who saved him should have mercy again? Certainly not.
We show our Faith in God by our works. Matthew 15:18-19 says whatever is seen on the outside starts from the heart. Is it possible to stab someone to death but say, what am doing is just on the outside but in my heart I love you? Certainly not! Is it possible to dress half naked but say I intend to dress decently in my heart? Impossible. That is why Matthew 16:27 says, "For the Son of man will come in the glory of His Father with His Angels and WILL REWARD EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS."

 James 2:18 also says, "Show me your Faith without works but I will show you my Faith BY my works." James 2:26 also says, Faith without works is dead. God has however given us the Holy Spirit to guide us in the right way and also to teach, comfort and help us on our journey so we are not alone. If being saved by God's Grace means not having any works, the bible would not have listed things which one should avoid in order to enter the Kingdom of heaven. Grace is simply undeserved kindness shown to someone. Any one teaching people that being saved by Grace is an opportunity to sin is swinging the gates of Hell wide open for their Congregation. Galatians 5:13-16 says, "You have been called to liberty. But do not use Liberty as an opportunity for the flesh. I say then,walk in the Spirit and do not fulfill the lusts of the flesh." BE HOLY,FOR I AM HOLY! 1 Peter 1:16.

PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ABSOLUTE REPENTANCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, TRUTH AND COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST . TIME IS ABSOLUTELY OVER; THE MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST IS IMMINENTLY COMING TO PICK HIS BRIDE!!! 

REPENTANCE PRAYER: 

LORD Jesus, 

I acknowledge today that you are LORD and savior of all mankind, I believe that you died and rose from the dead for my sake, and today I have recognized my shortfall, I repent and turn away from all sin. Please wash me with your precious blood, and establish your word in my life, that I may be found in righteousness and holiness and write my name in your book of life and baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 

AMEN. 

Shalom!!! Shalom!!! Shalom!!! 

Brother in Christ and A Servant of The LORD Peter Macharia.