A devotional writer said the following today:
Grace is found in God alone. Therefore, one must relate rightly to the God of all grace in order to receive all that He has for us in fulfilling His purposes and glorifying His name.
He is absolutely right. Only God gives true grace that saves forever. To enter this grace, or to receive it, one must relate rightly to God. Saving grace is not universal. It must be received and it is received by following the divine instructions, the divine will, that is, how God determined in his sovereignty we must establish a relationship with him.
The author of the above quote does not explain how to receive this grace. But he would give an answer, as most religious people would, far removed from what Scripture teaches.
The answer to the question of what to do to receive saving grace is paramount, exactly because of the quote above. Let no one complain that we spend so much time over the answer, attempting to correct people’s wrong notions about it and confront those who teach error.
For a good summary of the biblical answer, see this link.