Grace

Hello All:

Had a thought the other day about the definition of grace. And it has to do with the distinction between Creator and created. It was commonly said that grace is "unmerited favor". God gives us something; namely salvation, forgiveness, eternity in heaven, etc.; that we don't deserve. However, in keeping with the distinction between God and humanity, creator and created as mentioned above, and in keeping with the idea of adoption; that God's eternal purpose has always been to include us in the Father, Son and Spirit's self giving and abounding life of love, passion, excitement and joy; I have had a new thought about grace.

That is grace is, in the simplest terms, God being Creator (His by nature, having life in Himself, self-existent) shares with us that which is not ours by nature, (in that we were created ex nihlo from nothing). Along with that comes the entire idea of God sharing His joy, acceptance, desire, overflowing love, etc. with us.

-ragman