The same prerogative when exercised in the form of equitable relief through chancery.
Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.
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.
To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.
The loving help that God gives to all human beings.
The infinite power of divine love that creates, maintains, and pervades the universe. When awakened within a seeker by a Siddha Guru, this power leads the seeker to Self-realisation.
an Christian expression meaning " the free and unmerited assistance or favor or energy or saving presence of God in his dealings with humanity..."). Grace is a gift of God and is not considered to be deserved by the individual. According to the Bible, those to whom God does not give grace cannot understand the gospel message.
(The Divine Mother): Divine assistance given to man in his progress toward his goal -- Pure Consciousness, be(com)ing Divine. Those who strive in the path of be(com)ing Divine ( Eternal Divine Path), and show sincerity, steadfastness, and overcoming, will win His Grace, and through their endeavors and His Grace, they will reach Pure Consciousness.
obs] Used religiously, grace is Christendom's equivalent to the expression ``undeserved kindness'' as found in {NW}. It is used throughout Paul's letter to the Romans. (See especially Rom 3:23.) It refers to God's extending of unmerited favor toward mankind so they might come to enjoy a sanctified peaceful relationship with him. Because the language of Jehovah's people is so laced with terminology from NW, equivalent expressions from other translations, such as grace, have become virtual {archaisms} to us. 2. A prayer said before a meal. This too is a term of Christendom; although Witnesses always pray before meals, they rarely refer to the giving of this prayer as ``saying grace''.
The gift of grace is God’s loving presence in our lives.
Beneficence or generosity shown by God to man. Divine favor unmerited by man. The mercy of God as distinguished from His justice. A free gift of God to man for his regeneration or sanctificaiton. An influence emanating from God and acting for the spiritual well-being of the recipient. A dispositon to kindness, favor, clemency, or compassion.
This is undeserved favor God pours out on sinful man. It is all that God is able to do for us through Christ. God expects us to be saved by grace and to live the Christian life through grace, apart from our own strength.
Literally, "a favour". The self-communication, presence and activity of God.
the expression of God's active love and acceptance of people in spite of their unworthiness. Grace is always completely undeserved; a free gift.
God's willingness to use His power and ability on our behalf, making us able to do what we cannot do in our own ability; how God deals with present and future events.
A free gift. Unmerited favor. Getting more than deserved. Romans 3:24-25; Romans 16:20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:7
From God flows all consciousness and being, the manifestation of the Divine Life. It is this fullness that we receive without merit and freely out of great generosity. Grace, therefore, is the generous self-donation of God which overflows into Being as a River of Light.
(Bhristian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"
(Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I"
the gift of God inhering in the soul, by which men are enabled to perform righteous acts
Christian concept of a human’s participation in the life of God, given not through merit, but by God’s abundant love.
The unmerited love and favor of God in Christ; hence, free gift
Theol. a) The unmerited love and favor of God toward mankind; b) divine influence acting in a person to make the person pure, morally strong, etc.; c) the condition of a person brought to God‘s favor through this influence; d) a special virtue, gift, or help given to a person by God.
supernatural "free gift" from God that enables us to share in His Divine Life and friendship on earth and in Heaven. Sin depletes the soul from grace
The unmerited favour of God.
Godâ€(tm)s unmerited love and favor toward sinners, the divine gift that brings about contrition, penitence, repentance, and the works of obedience in response to forgiveness.
God's love freely given to humanity for salvation. The term is from the Latin gratia, a "gift or favor freely given," translating the Greek NT charis.
The gift of God's own presence and action in His creation. Through grace, God forgives sins and transforms the believer into His image and likeness. Grace is not merely unmerited favor—an attitude of God toward the believer. Grace is God's uncreated energy bestowed in the sacraments and is therefore truly experienced. A Christian is saved through grace, which is a gift of God and not a reward for good works. However, because grace changes a person, he or she will manifest the effects of grace through righteous living. See John 1:17; Rom. 5:21; Eph. 1:7; 2:8; 2 Thess. 1:12; 1 Pet. 5:5.
The supernatural gift of God enabling us to attain salvation and obtained mainly by Prayer and Sacraments.
A free gift of God to human beings, grace is a created sharing in the life of God. It is given through the merits of Christ and is communicated by the Holy Spirit. It is necessary for salvation.
(of God) God's love for people who do not deserve it. People cannot earn God's grace.
Not a Toltec word, but used here in the theological sense. When we are given divine approval, favor, and mercy, divine acceptance is bestowed upon us. Warriors strive to give themselves divine acceptance for their own folly.
The unmerited act of kindness of God toward His creation.
unmerited assistance from God. Kant argues that, although radical evil prevents everyone from being worthy to receive grace, our good disposition, and the good life-conduct that comes from it, can nevertheless make us worthy to be made worthy by God.
(Gk. charis - “favor” or “goodness”) Biblically speaking, the unmerited favor of God. The goodness and kindness of God which is extended to undeserving mankind.
the undeserved favor of God
the unmerited kindness and favor of God which moved him to provide salvation for sinners by sacrificing his Son in our place. The teaching of salvation by grace alone stresses that salvation is a gift freely given by God without any merit or worthiness on our part.