Lets look a little further..
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
A grace of wisdom given to Paul to build the Church.
1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Here Paul describes "grace" as making him all that he was as an Apostle and servant of the truth. He also gives credit to grace alone as that which empowered him unto his labors.
2Co 8:6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
7 ¶ Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
2Co 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Here Paul speaks of this particular grace of giving and the work of grace in giving and receiving.
2Co 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Here I believe it is clear that Paul is showing us a many sided aspect of Gods grace "all" as in every kind, is clearly the intention of this scripture.
I could go on but I believe that makes a solid biblical witness.
I agree with all that you said with one comment...The 'grace' that He built with as a 'wise' master builder is spiritual grace...
( 7 ¶ Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
That is why we 'abound' through the power of the Holy Spirit:
Rom 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Grace is the power of the Holy Spirit...and i can give you many examples of this:
How we ‘believe through’:
Act 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
Rom 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
What we are ‘justified by’:
Tit 3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1Co 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
The covenant we are ‘under’:
Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Gal 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
What we ‘receive’:
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
1Pe 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1Pe 1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of
the grace that should come unto you:
Our ‘teacher’:
Tit 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Our ‘adoption’:
Eph 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Eph 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
What Jesus was ‘full of’:
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
There are a lot more of these but I am sure you get the relationship between grace and the Holy Spirit...The grace that God gives to us is spiritual gifts not carnal gifts, that is why we are to desire 'spiritual gifts':
1Co 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
And not store up 'earthly treasure but set our heart on Heavenly treasure...We are warned about those who suppose 'gain is godliness'...
TC
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