Grace
Theological Definition
Grace is God’s generous favor and active kindness given to people who do not earn it. In Scripture, grace is not only pardon; it also establishes a new way of life shaped by God’s gift rather than by repayment. The Bible contrasts grace with systems built on wages or merit, while still presenting grace as producing real change.
Common Questions
Key Occurrences in Romans
5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
3For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don`t have the same function,
5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
6Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
25whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done before, in the forbearance of God;
26for the showing of his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
4Now to him who works, the reward is not accounted as of grace, but as of debt.
5But to him who doesn`t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
15But the free gift isn`t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
16The gift is not as through one who sinned: for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses to justification.
17For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
18So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
19For as through the one man`s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one will many be made righteous.
20The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly;
21that as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
14For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.
1What will we say then? Will we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2Certainly not! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?