Grace of God

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Grace of God refers to the unmerited favor, love, and mercy that God bestows upon humanity in Christian theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept ⓘ
divine attribute ⓘ
affirmedBy Catholic theology ⓘ
Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology

Protestant theology ⓘ
associatedWith Christian soteriology ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ
forgiveness of sins ⓘ
justification ⓘ
reconciliation with God ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
salvation ⓘ
sanctification ⓘ
centralTo Christian gospel ⓘ
contrastedWith human merit ⓘ
describedAs divine love ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ
unmerited favor ⓘ
directedToward humanity ⓘ
sinners ⓘ
emphasizedBy Apostle Paul ⓘ
emphasizedIn New Testament ⓘ
enables faith ⓘ
good works ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
experiencedThrough Holy Spirit ⓘ
linked to: God the Holy Spirit
hasAspect common grace ⓘ
prevenient grace ⓘ
sanctifying grace ⓘ
saving grace ⓘ
sustaining grace ⓘ
hasDefinition unmerited favor, love, and mercy that God bestows upon humanity ⓘ
liturgicalThemeIn Christian worship ⓘ
mediatedThrough Jesus Christ ⓘ
mentionedIn Ephesians 2:8-9 ⓘ
John 1:16-17 ⓘ
Romans 3:23-24 ⓘ
Titus 2:11 ⓘ
relatedDoctrine atonement ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
original sin ⓘ
predestination ⓘ
providence of God ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
source God ⓘ
theologicalThemeIn systematic theology ⓘ
understoodAs gift of God ⓘ
not earned by works ⓘ
viewedAs initiative of God in salvation ⓘ

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Grace Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Grace of God ⓘ
Article on human depravity and prevenient grace → teaches → God’s grace precedes human response to the gospel ⓘ
linked to: Grace of God