Dimensions of grace

• Understand grace beyond permission or performanceDistinguish grace from an approach that excuses everything or depends on earning God’s acceptance.
• Recognize God’s ability at work in youExplore how grace relates to righteousness, spiritual gifts, and provision.
• Understand how grace supports change and overcomingStudy the role of God’s ability in a believer’s daily life.
• See grace in light of the coming agesConnect present faithfulness with the course’s teaching on future accountability.

This course is for believers caught between two errors, a grace that excuses everything and a faith built on works.

1. Intro
   Course Introduction

   Students meet four definitions of grace. Grace means unmerited favor. It also means the finished work, divine influence upon the heart, and God's ability.

2. 01
   Grace and Law

   Students learn the Hebrew and Greek words for grace and four accepted definitions. The lesson then compares law with grace using Romans 6:14 and John 1:17.

3. 02
   Grace and Work

   Students see how grace and works relate. The lesson draws on Romans 11:1-6, 1 Corinthians 15:10, and Ephesians 2:8-10.

4. 03
   Frustrating The Grace

   Students identify ways a believer can frustrate the grace of God. One way is building personal righteousness through the law (Galatians 2:21 and Romans 10:3-4).

5. 04
   Grace and Gifts

   The lesson defines charisma. This Greek word means gift. Students sort gifts into redemptive gifts, gifts of the Spirit, and ascension gifts.

6. 05
   Grace and Provision

   The lesson shows what the Bible says about grace and provision. Students study the rich young ruler and learn about grace upon the lips and through a pure heart.

7. 06
   Grace to Overcome

   Students learn how believers overcome by grace, using 2 Corinthians 12:9 and Romans 8:35-39. The lesson also states God's will for sickness, illness, and disease.

8. 07
   Accepted by His Grace

   Students learn what acceptance by grace means in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6-7). The lesson defines the Beloved.

9. 08
   Grace and the Coming Ages

   Students look at Ephesians 2:7 and the ages to come. The lesson covers the functions of the Judgment Seat of Christ and the parable of the Minas in Luke 19:11-27.