Liberated by God’s grace

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"Liberated by God’s grace" is the theological motto of the Lutheran World Federation, expressing its emphasis on salvation and freedom as gifts of divine grace rather than human merit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian motto ⓘ
Lutheran motto ⓘ
theological motto ⓘ
affirms human beings cannot earn salvation ⓘ
salvation as gift ⓘ
associatedWith Lutheran World Federation Assembly themes ⓘ
Protestant theology ⓘ
Reformation theology ⓘ
communicates God’s unconditional grace ⓘ
freedom rooted in Christ ⓘ
contrastsWith works-righteousness ⓘ
coreConcept Christian freedom ⓘ
divine initiative in salvation ⓘ
human dependence on God’s grace ⓘ
emphasizes freedom as a gift of divine grace ⓘ
salvation by grace ⓘ
expressesDoctrineOf justification by faith ⓘ
justification by grace ⓘ
focusesOn God’s gracious action ⓘ
freedom for service to neighbor ⓘ
liberation from bondage ⓘ
liberation from sin ⓘ
language English ⓘ
normativeFor Lutheran World Federation self-understanding ⓘ
opposes salvation by human merit ⓘ
relatedTo Martin Luther’s theology of grace ⓘ
sola fide ⓘ
sola gratia ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
theologicalCategory Christian ethics ⓘ
soteriology ⓘ
theologicalTradition Lutheranism ⓘ
usedBy Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
usedIn Lutheran World Federation communications ⓘ
Lutheran World Federation identity statements ⓘ

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Lutheran World Federation → hasMotto → Liberated by God’s grace ⓘ
subject linked to: LWF