CharismaticLady
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I have no problem with that. We were talking about you suspicion that I didn't understand what grace meant. I think grace means kindness and favor. Is part of Gods kindness and favor the giving of the Holy Spirit? So then I think your suspicion was that I didn't know the extent or power of Gods grace...? Or I could be wrong and you think grace does not mean kindness and favor...
Have you ever heard of Semitic writing styles. I post a lot about it. Anyway, the apostles used it because the were Jews and not Greeks. One of the styles is called parallelisms. It is the doubling for clarification. Here is a pertinent to our discussion example.
Acts 4:33
33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
The conclusion for this clarification is grace is power - granted given to us by God's mercy.