Mark 4:29

What do Christians mean by grace?‌The doctrine of grace results from the doctrine of lordship, referring to the God of Israel in the Old Testament and Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament.Grace in the Old TestamentIn the Old Testament context, lordship means that the Creator does whatever he chooses to do. “Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.‌” (Psalm 135:6). This was not a foreign idea for ancient religions. The gods had power over men, and t…

What do Christians mean by grace?‌The doctrine of grace results from the doctrine of lordship, referring to the God of Israel in the Old Testament and Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament.Grace in the Old TestamentIn the Old Testament context, lordship means that the Creator does whatever he chooses to do. “Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.‌” (Psalm 135:6). This was not a foreign idea for ancient religions. The gods had power over men, and t…