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NASB | Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace [God's remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; |
Bible Question:
Good Day Everyone, What are the two (2) types of "GRACE"? 2 Words... A know-it-all asked me that and when I said that I didn't know he replied, "Go ask a priest!" and left. I will be praying for him until God takes my resentment. I still would like your feed back. Peace, Wisdom and God's Grace, Dave |
Bible Answer: Dave, Now you too can "know it all". The two types of grace he was referring to are probably actual grace and sanctifying grace. Actual grace is a grace or gift related to a specific task or office. Sanctifying grace is the gift of God's life in our souls, the grace that justifies and sanctifies. Even the unsaved may be given actual grace for the completeion of mission for God, such as Baalam in the OT (Numbers 22) or the oracle of the High Priest during the trial of Jesus, when he said, "it is expdient that one man should die so that the whole people may not perish."(John 11:49-50) "1987 The grace of the Holy Spirit has the power to justify us, that is, to cleanse us from our sins and to communicate to us "the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ" and through Baptism" "2024 Sanctifying grace makes us "pleasing to God." Charisms, special graces of the Holy Spirit, are oriented to sanctifying grace and are intended for the common good of the Church. God also acts through many actual graces, to be distinguished from habitual grace which is permanent in us." "2004 Among the special graces ought to be mentioned the graces of state that accompany the exercise of the responsibilities of the Christian life and of the ministries within the Church: "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness." http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a2.htm#2024 Emmaus |