The term occurs most often in the phrase favor 'in your (i.e., God's) sight' or 'in the eyes of the Lord.' This assumes the notion of God as a watchful master or king, with the one who is finding favor, a servant. There are examples of man's favor to man as well as the grace of God demonstrated toward man. The word hen occurs around sixty times in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, the term that most often is translated 'grace, ' is hen in the New Testament, it is charis. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.Ī common definition describes grace as the unmerited favor of God toward man. accepted ' RV, 'freely bestowed' (marg., 'enduced.').16 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. Note: The corresponding verb charitoo, 'to endue with Divine favor or grace,' is used in Luk 1:28, 'highly favored' (marg., 'endued with grace') and Eph 1:6, AV, 'hath made. The implied answer to each is 'it cannot be so.' Accordingly, if those who are acting so flagrantly, as if it were so, will listen to the Scripture instead of letting it speak in vain, and will act so that the Holy Spirit may have His way within, God will give even 'a greater grace,' namely, all that follows from humbleness and from turning away from the world.

In Jam 4:6, 'But He giveth more grace' (Greek, 'a greater grace,' RV, marg.), the statement is to be taken in connection with the preceding verse, which contains two remonstrating, rhetorical questions, 'Think ye that the Scripture speaketh in vain?' and 'Doth the Spirit (the Holy Spirit) which He made to dwell in us long unto envying?' (see the RV). See also 2Th 1:12, where the phrase 'according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ' is to be taken with each of the preceding clauses, 'in you,' 'and ye in Him.' The fact that 'grace' is received both from God the Father, 2Cr 1:12, and from Christ, Gal 1:6 Rom 5:15 (where both are mentioned), is a testimony to the deity of Christ. To be in favor with is to find 'grace' with, e.g., Act 2:47 hence it appears in this sense at the beginning and the end of several Epistles, where the writer desires 'grace' from God for the readers, e.g., Rom 1:7 1Cr 1:3 in this respect it is connected with the imperative mood of the word chairo, 'to rejoice,' a mode of greeting among Greeks, e.g., Act 15:23 Jam 1:1 (marg.) 2Jo 1:10, 11, RV, 'greeting' (AV, 'God speed'). (2) a proof thereof in practical effects, deeds of 'grace,' e.g., 1Cr 16:3, RV, 'bounty' (AV, 'liberality') 2Cr 8:6, 19 (in 2Cr 9:8 it means the sum of earthly blessings) the power and equipment for ministry, e.g., Rom 1:5 12:6 15:15 1Cr 3:10 Gal 2:9 Eph 3:2, 7. ( c) in another objective sense, the effect of 'grace,' the spiritual state of those who have experienced its exercise, whether (2) on the part of the receiver, a sense of the favor bestowed, a feeling of gratitude, e.g., Rom 6:17 ('thanks') in this respect it sometimes signifies 'to be thankful,' e.g., Luk 17:9 ('doth he thank the servant?' lit., 'hath he thanks to') 1Ti 1:12 (1) on the part of the bestower, the friendly disposition from which the kindly act proceeds, graciousness, loving-kindness, goodwill generally, e.g., Act 7:10 especially with reference to the Divine favor or 'grace,' e.g., Act 14:26 in this respect there is stress on its freeness and universality, its spontaneous character, as in the case of God's redemptive mercy, and the pleasure or joy He designs for the recipient thus it is set in contrast with debt, Rom 4:4, 16, with works, Rom 11:6, and with law, Jhn 1:17 see also, e.g., Rom 6:14, 15 Gal 5:4 ( a) objective, that which bestows or occasions pleasure, delight, or causes favorable regard it is applied, e.g., to beauty, or gracefulness of person, Luk 2:40 act, 2Cr 8:6, or speech, Luk 4:22, RV, 'words of grace' (AV, 'gracious words') Col 4:6

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