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“⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us,  ⁵ even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”    (Eph. 2:4-5)

According to these verses, the grace of God is God’s love in action.  God’s grace is more than His favor; it is His love acting to do something good for us.  And because He loves us, He has acted to save us.

“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.”    (Titus 2:11 NIV).

What is salvation?  Salvation is deliverance — deliverance from something bad to something good.   Salvation is

1.  from death to life, and

2.  from sin to righteousness, and

3.  from wrath to peace.

These three aspects of salvation has been accomplished in the death and resurrection of Christ by the grace of God and not by works.
Legalism is a misunderstanding of the Law of God.  Click here to study the legalistic misunderstanding of the grace of God.  Legalism has not only misunderstood the Biblical concept of sin, but also of righteousness, of the righteousness of God and of justification by faith. 

Click here to study the effect of legalism on the Christian life.

Click here to read the conclusion of this book.

Click here to read an appendix on why Christ had to die.