Grace
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Grace is the central Christian concept of God’s unmerited favor and loving initiative toward humanity, enabling salvation and spiritual transformation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
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| affirmedBy |
Catholic theology
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Orthodox theology → Protestant theology → |
| alsoKnownAs |
God’s unmerited favor
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divine grace → |
| centralTo |
Christian soteriology
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Christian spirituality → |
| characteristicOf |
God’s benevolence
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God’s love → God’s mercy → |
| communicatedBy |
Holy Spirit
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| contrastedWith |
law
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works-righteousness → |
| describedAs |
God’s loving initiative toward humanity
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undeserved gift from God → unmerited favor from God → |
| emphasizedBy |
Apostle Paul
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| enables |
justification
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salvation → sanctification → spiritual transformation → |
| expressedThrough |
Jesus Christ
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| foundationFor |
Christian assurance
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Christian ethics → |
| hasSubtype |
common grace
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justifying grace → prevenient grace → sanctifying grace → |
| mediatedBy |
Jesus Christ
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| notBasedOn |
human merit
→
human works → |
| relatedDoctrine |
atonement
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faith → justification by faith → predestination → regeneration → sanctification → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| requiresHumanResponse |
faith
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repentance → |
| sourceIs |
God
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| themeOf |
New Testament
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| understoodAs |
basis of forgiveness of sins
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initiative of God in salvation → power for holy living → |
| viewedAs |
divine assistance
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gift of God → supernatural help → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Grace Gummer
→
Grace Kelly → |
givenName |
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Cat's Eye
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hasCharacter |
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Christianity
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hasImportantDoctrine |
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Tasha Cobbs
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notableSong |