Grace is God's own attribute that reaches down to save sinners who believe the gospel, and it always exceeds—never excuses—their sin.
According to the transcript, very few people, even believers, understand the grace of God because it is far above human intellect (Clip 0). Scripture says where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20), so grace is greater than sin. Because believers are not under law but under grace, sin is not to have dominion over them (Romans 6:14).
Romans 5:20 — This is the verse where Paul directly contrasts the increase of sin with the much greater abundance of grace.
Romans 6:14 — This verse explains how grace relates to sin in the believer's life: sin no longer has dominion because we are under grace.
Romans 5:20 states, "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." This is the clearest biblical statement comparing sin and grace: no matter how much sin increases, grace increases even more. Romans 6:14 states, "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." Paul connects grace to a believer's relationship with sin: grace, not law, breaks sin's dominion.
Les Feldick defines grace as an attribute of God, not merely a theological term. He says most people know the dictionary definition—unmerited favor—but few go beyond that. Grace is the attribute by which God reaches down to a person who realizes he is a fallen, condemned creature and saves him on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing (Clip 1). He explains that where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: God can reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up and make him a saint (Clip 2). Paul's own conversion is a picture of grace: Saul of Tarsus was a religious zealot who hated Jesus and persecuted believers, yet God poured grace out on him (Clip 3). Les also connects grace to the cross and to redemption and justification (Clips 4, 6). The grace of God was not new with Paul—it was evident in the Garden, at the golden calf, and when Israel rejected the Messiah; it is God's mercy and grace that keeps Him from destroying the human race (Clip 7).
Romans 5:20 declares, "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." Les Feldick says every one of us knows someone so ungodly and reprobate that people don't want to associate with them, yet God still loves them and is able to reach below the vilest sinner, lift him up, and make him a saint (Clip 2). He also points out that in the age of grace, God's grace was already evident in the Garden and at the golden calf, and it has forestalled the destruction of the human race even though humanity deserves it (Clip 7).
No. Romans 6:14 says, "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." Les Feldick quotes this verse and explains that under grace, the old Adam nature does not have dominion or a reigning rule over the believer (Clip 1). Grace is not permission to sin; it is the basis for release from sin's control.
Les explains that grace is the attribute of God whereby, in His love and mercy, He pours out on sons of Adam the opportunity for eternal life if they will just believe (Clip 3). It reaches down to a person who realizes he is a fallen creature, under sin and condemnation, and saves him on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing (Clip 1). How does God pour out His grace? Through a redemption process: justification whereby God declares the sinner just as if he never sinned, and redemption, paying a price (Clip 6). The supreme demonstration is Christ voluntarily going to the cross to pour out salvation to the whole human race (Clip 4).
Les says very few people, even believers, understand the grace of God because it is an attribute so far above and beyond the human intellect (Clip 0). He also says "oh, we can never comprehend it" when noting that all of humanity deserves destruction but God forestalls it by His grace (Clip 7).
Les argues that if God was gracious enough to forgive him right where he was as a sinner condemned, then who is he to say he cannot forgive another person? Instead of drudgingly forgiving others so that he can be forgiven, he recognizes he is already forgiven. If Christ could forgive him who was most unworthy only because of grace, then surely he can forgive the other person (Clip 5).
Grace as an Attribute of God
Les teaches that grace is an attribute of God so far above human intellect that very few people, even believers, truly understand it.
Grace and Sin's Dominion
Les explains Romans 6:14: since believers are not under law but under grace, the old Adam nature cannot have dominion. Grace saves a fallen, condemned sinner on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing.
Sin Abounded, Grace Much More Abounded
Les says where sin abounded, grace did much more abound—God can reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up to make him a saint.
Grace Poured Out on Sinners
Les defines grace as God pouring out on all sons of Adam the opportunity for eternal life if they will believe, and he uses Saul's conversion as a picture of that grace.
The Supreme Demonstration of Grace
Les teaches that grace is seen in the triune God stepping into human flesh and voluntarily going to the cross to pour out salvation to the whole human race.
Grace and Forgiveness
Because God forgave him by grace while he was still a condemned sinner, Les says he must forgive others.
Grace Through Redemption and Justification
God pours out grace through a redemption process: justification declares the sinner just as if he never sinned, by grace, through redemption—paying a price.
Grace in the Age of Grace and Before
Les teaches grace was evident in the Garden and at the golden calf, and God's grace is why humanity has not already been destroyed.
Romans 5:20: Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
This verse directly answers the question by declaring grace is more abundant than sin.
Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Shows grace is the very ground of freedom from sin's control.
Romans 10:9: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Part of the gospel of grace Paul presents as the message to believe.
Romans 10:13: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
The promise that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
According to Les Feldick, grace is an attribute of God—unmerited favor, but far deeper. It is God reaching down to save a fallen, condemned sinner when they believe the gospel plus nothing (Clip 1, Clip 3).
No. Grace is what frees a believer from sin's dominion. Romans 6:14 says sin shall not have dominion because we are not under law, but under grace (Clip 1). Grace does not excuse sin; it breaks sin's control.
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Les cites that God can reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up to make him a saint (Clip 2).
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