mean...
people seen it right in front of them...
"In Western Christian theology,
grace
is created by God
who gives it as help to one
because God desires one to have it,
not necessarily because
of anything
one has done
to earn it.[1]
It is understood by Western Christians to be a spontaneous gift from God to people – "
generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved"[2] –
that takes the form of:
divine favor,
love,
clemency,
(Thank goodness :-)
and a share in the divine life of God.[3]
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, grace is
the uncreated Energies of God.
Among Eastern Christians generally,
grace is considered to be
the partaking of the Divine Nature
described in
(2 Peter 1:4[4]
Through these he has given us
his very great and precious promises,
so that through them
you may participate in the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
and grace is the working of God himself,
not a created substance of any kind that can be treated like a commodity.[5][6]"
"The Calvinist doctrine known as irresistible grace states that, since all persons are by nature spiritually dead, no one desires to accept this grace until God spiritually enlivens them by means of regeneration. God regenerates only individuals whom he has predestined to salvation."
Somebody been praying for regeneration for years on end now...
Yup...
I'd think about it for a second if I was you...
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