Lesson Recap: June 4, 2017

Grace, It's More Than Just a Pretty Middle Name

• Grace is the help or strength given through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Through grace, the Lord enables those who lives His gospel to repent and be forgiven.
• Grace is a "gift" from Heavenly Father given through His Son. The word grace in the scriptures primarily refers to enabling power and spiritual healing offered through the mercy and live of Jesus Christ. 
• It is through grace that individuals through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their since, receive strength and assistance to do good works that they otherwise would not be able to maintain if left to their own means. 
• It is the enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts. 
• Mercy is not the same as grace.
• Mercy is the compassionate treatment of a person greater than what is deserved, and it is made possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It is forgiveness of sin. It is every blessing we receive. We gain forgiveness through mercy. 

"His Grace is Sufficient" By Brad Wilcox

"In the Strength of the Lord" By Elder David A. Bednar

• Sheri Dew in her book Amazed by Grace writes that, "Grace is the divine power that enables us to handle things we can't figure out, can't do, can't overcome, or can't manage on our own. We have access to this power because of Jesus Christ."