Have you ever paused to consider the true source of the grace you stand in? This is not a sentimental notion or a vague spiritual atmosphere. Grace comes directly from the throne of the One who possesses all authority in heaven and on earth. This is not a secondary matter—it is the foundation of your assurance, your inheritance, and your sonship.
Grace Flows From Christ’s Authority
Paul does not leave us guessing about the origin of grace. He roots it in the enthroned Christ:
“By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name.” (Romans 1:5)
The grace you receive is not a mere possibility or a tentative offer. It is guaranteed, because it is dispensed by the Son of David, whom God raised from the dead and seated at His own right hand. Christ is not waiting for permission; He has already been invested with all power. By that authority, He gives grace—freely, abundantly, and effectively—to all who believe.
This is not a theological abstraction. The grace that sustains you, the apostleship that sends forth the gospel, and the obedience to the faith that springs up among the nations—all of it is the direct result of Christ’s sovereign, redemptive authority. If you imagine grace as something you must coax from God, you have not yet seen the throne.
The Finished Work Guarantees Access
Why is this grace so unassailable? Because Christ Himself purged your sins and then sat down at the right hand of God. There is no unfinished business, no lingering debt, no barrier left for you to overcome. The One who gives grace is the very One who, by Himself, removed every obstacle to your receiving it.
This is not a loophole or a technicality. It is the very heart of the gospel: the enthroned Christ, having accomplished redemption, now dispenses grace as a gift. It is not earned, not rationed, and not subject to your performance. The authority of the risen Son guarantees that grace is permanently available to every believer.
To accept any other view is to undermine the finished work. If you entertain the notion that grace is uncertain, conditional, or dependent on your efforts, you have, in effect, denied the authority of the enthroned Christ. You have placed yourself back under the shadow of unfinished business, and in doing so, you forfeit the confidence, inheritance, and sonship that are yours by covenantal promise.
The Ultimate Revelation: Christ Enthroned
God once spoke in fragments and shadows—through prophets, in diverse ways, at various times. But now, He has spoken definitively in His Son:
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” (Hebrews 1:1-2)
The transition is absolute. The old order of partial revelation has given way to the full disclosure of God in the enthroned Christ. Everything the prophets anticipated is now realized in Him. The throne is occupied, the authority is exercised, and the grace is flowing.
What Is Lost If This Is Denied?
If you set aside the authority of Christ as the source and guarantee of grace, you do not merely adopt a minor error—you lose the gospel itself. You lose the assurance that your sins are truly purged. You lose the confidence that grace is yours as a gift, not a wage. You lose the boldness of sonship and the certainty of inheritance. To deny Christ’s enthronement as the fountain of grace is to return to a religion of striving, uncertainty, and perpetual lack. It is to reject the very obedience to the faith that Paul declares is the fruit of Christ’s authority among the nations.
Stand in the Fullness of His Authority
When you look to heaven, you do not see an angry God or an unfinished sacrifice. You see a Man on the throne—Jesus Christ, the Son of God, invested with all authority, dispensing grace without measure. This is your present reality. Stand in it. Refuse every doctrine that would rob you of it. Your life, your assurance, and your inheritance are secured, not by your performance, but by His authority and finished work. This is the gospel. There is no other.
