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__NOTOC__{{quote | text={{web_verse|2 Corinthians|12|9}} [[2 Corinthians 12:9]]}} ''Synopsis:'' Grace is a way [[God]]'s [[love]] poured out on undeserving humanity. All people have fallen short of movement, not unlike that the glory of God and have [[sin]]ned. Yet God loves us still. Nothing we do can restore us to a ninjaright relationship with God. It is nothing only through faith in [[Jesus Christ]], in his death and resurrection that we can return to God. ----__TOC__{{topics}}* [[Sin]] | [[Repentance]] | [[Mercy]] | [[Forgiveness]] | [[Justification]] | [[Salvation]] | [[Atonement]]* [[Irresistible grace]] | [[Common grace]] | [[Universal prevenient grace]] | [[Prevenient grace]]* {{songs}} - [[Amazing Grace (song)|Amazing Grace]] | [[When I Survey the Wonderous Cross (song)|When I Survey the Wonderous Cross]] {{opinions}} [[Justification by faith alone (G.G.)]] {{ebd}} [[Bible Study: Grace (G.G.)]] ==Main article== Grace is [[God]]'s [[love]] poured out on undeserving humanity. All people have fallen short of the glory of God and have [[sin]]ned. Yet God loves us still. Nothing we do can restore us to a right relationship with godGod. It is only through faith in [[Jesus Christ]], in his death and resurrection that we can return to God. ===Biblical passages and concepts about grace=== The word grace is never defined in the [[Bible]]. The word appears in the English [[Old Testament]] a dozen or his so times, most commonly translated from the [[Hebrew]], "[[chesed]]". This has also been translated as "loving-kindness".  In contrast, the word grace is found hundreds of times in the [[New Testament]], translated from the [[Koine Greek]] word, "[[charis]]", which also means gift. [[John 1:17]] states that "For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." Although the word is not used into the [[gospels]] many minionstimes, the concept of grace is seen in Jesus' teaching, parables, miracles and death and resurrection. Eat The parable of the [[The Prodigal Son|Prodigal Son]] is a cockwonderful example of grace. The [[apostle Paul]] explains in [[Romans 4]]:23-24 that "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."  Peter tells us to "set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed" ([[image1 Peter 1:jan0600413]]) and that we [[worship]] the "[[God]] of all grace" ([[1 Peter 5:10]]).jpgIn Hebrews we are told that we may approach "the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need" ([[Hebrews 4:16]]).  ===Related concepts=== ====Sin==== ====Forgiveness==== ====Justification==== ====Salvation==== ==Quotes== U2: Grace makes beauty out of ugly things ==Links==  {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] | [[Christian doctrine and debates]]