Kharis

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!
I once as lost, but now I'm found; was blind, but now I see.

"What's so amazing about grace?" began one of the pastors of last year's bible study at CCM Irvine. "We sing it all the time, and we praise God for His grace, but what's so crazy and special about it?"

He proceeded to explain how it's always grace that saves us. Here's the outline I constructed:

Payment of Sin's Penalty - Parting of Sin's Power - Purging of Sin's Presence
Justification - Sanctification - Glorification
Past - Present - Future
Grace - Grace - Grace

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come;
'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me. His Word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil a life of joy and peace.

The world shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun refuse to shine;
but God, who called me here below, shall be forever mine.

When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun,
we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun. 

Your grace is enough.