God's grace is unmerited favor for sinners. There is no way we can merit nor earn the favor of God. It comes to us only as the gift of God. Faith in Jesus Christ saves us by grace alone. Don't fall for the idea that we can somehow be good enough to merit God's favor. Grace is not for good people. God gives grace to sinners, and that includes all of us (Romans 3:23).
God's grace is salvation from the law of sin and death. It is by grace through faith we are saved (Ephesians 2:8-9). God works in and through us to do his will by grace. The Spirit of grace works in our hearts, which is the mind, will, and emotions. God's grace gives us the ability and desire to do God's will (Philippians 2:13).
God's grace is in our Lord Jesus Christ. Grace is received by faith in Christ our Lord (Galatians 2:20). It's not what we do for God (Romans 11:6). Grace is what God has done for us in Christ. All that we are, or ever hope to be, is by the grace of God.
God's grace is not received in vain. The apostle Paul testified, "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me" (First Corinthians 15:10). As believers we can say, "by the grace of God, I am what I am."
