04/09/22 GRACE THAT IS GREATER THAN ALL OUR SIN

04/09/22 GRACE THAT IS GREATER THAN ALL OUR SIN

This is a wonderful song about the great, marvelous, infinite, matchless grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt, freely bestowed on all who long to see His face and are willing to believe, and receive His grace. Whatever the writer of this song meant, the Biblical meaning is seen in the following.

 

God's grace is greater than our sin (inherited and incurred spiritual corruption), and guilt (which is based on our personal disobedience), not only grace for all of my sin, but for everyone who believes and receives Christ.

 

The fact that His grace abounded more than my sin, your sin, our sin does not mean that His grace was wasted or in vain.

 

Please read Lyrics and Biblical passage below.

GRACE GREATER THAN ALL OUR SIN

Julia H. Johnston

1 Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,

Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!

Yonder on Calvary’s mount outpoured,

There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.

 

Refrain:

Grace, grace, God’s grace,

Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;

Grace, grace, God’s grace,

Grace that is greater than all our sin!

 

2 Sin and despair, like the sea waves cold,

Threaten the soul with infinite loss;

Grace that is greater, yes, grace untold,

Points to the refuge, the mighty cross.

[Refrain]

 

3 Dark is the stain that we cannot hide;

What can we do to wash it away?

Look! There is flowing a crimson tide,

Whighter than snow you may be today.

[Refrain]

 

4 Marvelous, infinite, matchless grace,

Freely bestowed on all who believe!

You that are longing to see His face,

Will you this moment His grace receive

[Refrain]

 

DLG note...

The translated word arrangement in verses 15 and 16 is awkward and confusing:

"15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift."

"16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift:"

This simply means that the free gift of God's grace goes beyond and is greater than the scope of Adam's sin. God's grace is greater than...

 

ROMANS 5:15-21

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.