In the Bible, God’s grace is his favor toward people who have not earned it. Salvation by grace is “the gift of God, not a result of works” (Ephesians 2:8-9). God describes himself to Moses as “merciful and gracious” (Exodus 34:6), and John says the Word made flesh was “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Paul sets grace against works so sharply that mixing the two means “grace would no longer be grace” (Romans 11:6). His letters also show…
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