Grace of God

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Christian theological concept divine attribute

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

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Surface form	Occurrences
God’s grace precedes human response to the gospel	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological concept ⓘ divine attribute ⓘ
affirmedBy	Catholic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox theology NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizedIn	New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
enables	faith ⓘ good works ⓘ repentance ⓘ
experiencedThrough	Holy Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn	Ephesians 2:8-9 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 → Grace of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: God’s grace precedes human response to the gospel