(All Bible quotations, unless otherwise stated, are from the New International Version).

We frequently hear of believers struggling to “tap” from the grace of successful ministers or other believers. In many Christian circles, people are encouraged to sow “financial seeds” into the lives and ministries of men of God, in order to “key into” or “tap into” their grace. Is grace transferable? Can a man impart his own grace to another, outside of the divine will? And most importantly, do we really need to covet another man’s grace in order to be successful Christians? We shall attempt to answer these questions through a close examination of the Scriptures.

Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to…