atpollard
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Scripture doesn't say "just grace". It says;
EPH 2:8* For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God --
9 not because of works, lest any man should boast.
So, here's my take, it doesn't just take 'grace' which is not "undeserved favor" as the church unbiblically defines the word.
You people REALLY need to look up the Greek word being translated and stop posting nonsense.And... it's THRU faith that one can have grace.
Here is the word appearing JUST in the book of Ephesians:
- [Eph 1:2, 6-7 NASB20] 2 Grace[G5485] to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ... 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace[G5485], with which He favored us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to the riches of His grace[G5485]
- [Eph 2:5, 7-8 NASB20] 5 even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace[G5485] you have been saved), ... 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the boundless riches of His grace[G5485] in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace[G5485] you have been saved through faith; and this [is] not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
- [Eph 3:2, 7-8 NASB20] 2 if indeed you have heard of the administration of God's grace[G5485] which was given to me for you; ... 7 of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God's grace[G5485] which was given to me according to the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace[G5485] was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
- [Eph 4:7, 29 NASB20] 7 But to each one of us grace[G5485] was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. ... 29 Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if [there is] any good [word] for edification according to the need [of the moment, say that,] so that it will give grace[G5485] to those who hear.
- [Eph 6:24 NASB20] 24 Grace[G5485] be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible [love.]
Here is the Strong’s definition for G5485:
χάρις cháris, khar'-ece; from G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
It is worth noting of GRACE [G5485], that the identical form of the word appears exactly twice in the Bible:
- [Eph 2:5 NASB20] 5 even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ...
- [Eph 2:8 NASB20] 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this [is] not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
- χάριτί - Dative Singular Feminine