GRACE

- God is the God of all 1Pe 5:10 - God is the Giver of Ps 84:11; Jas 1:17 - God's throne, the throne of Heb 4:16 - The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Zec 12:10; Heb 10:29 - Was upon Christ Lu 2:40; Joh 3:24 - Christ spoke with Ps 45:2; Lu 4:22 - Christ was full of Joh 1:14 - Came by Christ Joh 1:17; Ro 5:15 - Given by Christ 1Co 1:4 - Foretold by the prophets 1Pe 1:10 - Riches of, exhibited in God's kindness through Christ Eph 2:7 - Glory of, exhibited in our acceptance in Christ Eph 1:6 - IS DESCRIBED AS . Great Ac 4:33 . Sovereign Ro 5:21 . Rich Eph 1:7; 2:7 . Exceeding 2Co 9:14 . Manifold 1Pe 4:10 . All-sufficient 2Co 12:9 . All-abundant Ro 5:15,17,20 . Glorious Eph 1:6 - The gospel, a declaration of Ac 20:24,32 - IS THE SOURCE OF . Election Ro 11:5 . The call of God Ga 1:15 . Justification Ro 3:24; Tit 3:7 . Faith Ac 18:27 . Forgiveness of sins Eph 1:7 . Salvation Ac 15:11; Eph 2:5,8 . Consolation 2Th 2:16 . Hope 2Th 2:16 - Necessary to the service of God Heb 12:28 - God's work completed in saints by 2Th 1:11,12 - The success and completion of the work of God to be attributed to Zec 4:7 - Inheritance of the promises by Ro 4:16 - Justification by, opposed to that by works Ro 4:4,5; 11:6; Ga 5:4 - SAINTS . Are heirs of 1Pe 3:7 . Are under Ro 6:14 . Receive, from Christ Joh 1:16 . Are what they are by 1Co 15:10; 2Co 1:12 . Abound in gifts of Ac 4:33; 2Co 8:1; 9:8,14 . Should be established in Heb 13:9 . Should be strong in 2Ti 2:1 . Should grow in 2Pe 3:18 . Should speak with Eph 4:29; Col 4:6 - SPECIALLY GIVEN . To ministers Ro 12:3,6; 15:15; 1Co 3:10; Ga 2:9; Eph 3:7 . To the humble Pr 3:34; Jas 4:6 . To those who walk uprightly Ps 84:11 - Not to be received in vain 2Co 6:1 - PRAY FOR . For yourselves Heb 4:16 . For others 2Co 13:14; Eph 6:24 - Beware lest you fail of Heb 12:15 - Manifestation of, in others, a cause of gladness Ac 11:23; 1Jo 1:3,4 - Special manifestation of, at the second coming of Christ 1Pe 1:13 - Not to be abused Ro 3:8; 6:1,15 - Antinomians abused Jude 1:4

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Favor, mercy. Divine grace is the free and undeserved love and favor of God towards man as a sinner, especially as exhibited in the plan of redemption through Jesus Christ, Joh 1:17 3:16 Ro 3:24-26. It is only by the free grace of god that we embrace the offers of mercy, and appropriate to ourselves the blessings graciously purchased by redeeming blood. The "GRACE OF GOD," spontaneous, unmerited, self-directed, and almighty, is the source of the whole scheme of redemption, Ro 11:6 2Ti 1:9. With it are united "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ," who gave himself for sinners; and that of "the Spirit of grace," by whom alone the grace offered by the Father and purchased by the Son is effectually applied. Thus GRACE in man, or all true holiness, 2Pe 3:18, is traced up to the grace of God as its only source; and the gospel of Christ and the work of the spirit-both pure grace—are its only channels of communication. Hence also all the fruits and blessings of the gospel are termed graces, 2Co 8:7 Php 1:7; not only regeneration, pardon, enlightenment, sanctification, etc., but miraculous, official, and prophetic gifts, the peculiar traits of Christian character, and everlasting salvation, 1Pe 1:13. In Ga 5:4, "grace" means God’s plan of salvation by his mercy, not by our works.

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Grace. Grace
(1.) Of form or person (Prov. 1:9; 3:22; Ps. 45:2). (2.) Favour, kindness, friendship (Gen. 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; 2 Tim. 1:9). (3.) God’s forgiving mercy (Rom. 11:6; Eph. 2:5). (4.) The gospel as distinguished from the law (John 1:17; Rom. 6:14; 1 Pet. 5:12). (5.) Gifts freely bestowed by God; as miracles, prophecy, tongues (Rom. 15:15; 1 Cor. 15:10; Eph. 3:8). (6.) Christian virtues (2 Cor. 8:7; 2 Pet. 3:18). (7.) The glory hereafter to be revealed (1 Pet. 1:13).

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grace. Grace, n. favor, privilege, virtue, ornament, a title, the act of craving a blessing on our meat

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Grace (?), n. [[F. grâce, L. gratia, from gratus beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. � to rejoice, � favor, grace, Skr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf. Grateful, Gratis.]] 1. 1. The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred.
To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton. 2. 2. (Theol.) The divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor.
And if by grace, then is it no more of works. Rom. xi. 6. My grace is sufficicnt for thee. 2 Cor. xii. 9. Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Rom. v. 20. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand. Rom. v. 2 3. 3. (Law) (a) The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as pardon. (b) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
4. 4. Fortune; luck; — used commonly with hard or sorry when it means misfortune. Chaucer.
5. 5. Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
He is complete in feature and in mind. With all good grace to grace a gentleman. Shak. I have formerly given the general character of Mr. Addison's style and manner as natural and unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing. Blair. 6. 6. Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.
Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and secures them longer, than any thing else. Hazlitt. I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and the grace of the gift. Longfellow. 7. 7. pl. (Myth.) Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse.
The Graces love to weave the rose. Moore. The Loves delighted, and the Graces played. Prior. 8. 8. The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England.
How fares your Grace ! Shak. 9. 9. (Commonly pl.) Thanks.
Yielding graces and thankings to their lord Melibeus. Chaucer. 10. 10. A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal.
11. 11. pl. (Mus.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.
12. 12. (Eng. Universities) An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree. Walton.
13. 13. pl. A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also grace hoop or hoops.
Act of grace. See under Act. — Day of grace (Theol.), the time of probation, when the offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted. That day of grace fleets fast away. I. Watts. — Days of grace (Com.), the days immediately following the day when a bill or note becomes due, which days are allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in. In Great Britain and the United States, the days of grace are three, but in some countries more, the usages of merchants being different. — Good graces, favor; friendship. — Grace cup. (a) A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after grace. (b) A health drunk after grace has been said. The grace cup follows to his sovereign's health. Hing. — Grace drink, a drink taken on rising from the table; a grace cup. To . . . we owe the custom of the grace drink, she having established it as a rule at her table, that whosoever staid till grace was said was rewarded with a bumper. Encyc. Brit. — Grace hoop, a hoop used in playing graces. See Grace, n., 13. — Grace note (Mus.), an appoggiatura. See Appoggiatura, and def. 11 above. — Grace stroke, a finishing stoke or touch; a coup de grace. — Means of grace, means of securing knowledge of God, or favor with God, as the preaching of the gospel, etc. — To do grace, to reflect credit upon. Content to do the profession some grace. Shak. — To say grace, to render thanks before or after a meal. — With a good grace, in a fit and proper manner grace fully; graciously. — With a bad grace, in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory manner; ungraciously. What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace. Macaulay. Syn. — Elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy. — Grace, Mercy. These words, though often interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar meaning. Grace, in the strict sense of the term, is spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy is kindness or compassion to the suffering or condemned. It was the grace of God that opened a way for the exercise of mercy toward men. See Elegance.