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8. Grace is never common. The term grace as it occurs in Holy Scripture has many different connotations. Its basic notion, from which all the other meanings may be derived, is that of gracefulness, pleasantness, attractiveness. The Hebrew word chenis derived from the verb chanan, which means "to inc
As an attribute of God, grace is that divine virtue according to which God is the perfection of all beauty and loveliness and contemplates Himself as such with infinite delight. (Herman Hoeksema, Reformed Dogmatics [Grandville, MI: 2004], vol. 1, pp. 154-160)
Grace: that is the revelation of this eternal good pleasure of favor and lovingkindness to the people of His love, as they come into the world as sinners, guilty and damnable, corrupt and defiled, children of wrath; and as they walk in darkness, and increase their guilt daily; as they lie in the mid
Herman Hoeksema The word grace in Scripture has a variety of meanings: 1. Grace as an attribute of God has the fundamental meaning of pleasantness, attractiveness, and gracefulness. God is the perfection of all beauty and attractiveness and gracefulness, because He is the implication of all infini
Means of Grace, Sacraments - - -
We will define grace in brief as spiritual holiness. The person who is spiritually and morally and ethically holy, is gracious. But God alone can be said to be gracious. There is no creature who is gracious, for God only is the Holy One. Therefore, grace also means the power of God whereby He makes
Rev. Langerak is pastor of Southeast Protestant Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Simply amazing, grace is. More glorious than the sun (Ps. 36:9), but few can see it (John 9:39). Exceedingly precious, but free (Eph. 2:7;Rom. 5:15). A gift; you cannot buy it (Rom. 5:15;Acts 8:20). More valu
Grace is the sweetest sound That ever reached our ears; When conscience charged and justice frowned, 'Twas grace removed our fears. 'Tis freedom to the slave, 'Tis light and liberty; It takes its terror from the grave, From death its victory. Grace is a mine of wealth Laid open to the poor;
Grace is, therefore, never common. The word grace has a variety of meaning in Holy Writ. We lack time to enter into these details. But allow me to present to you the line which we believe to find in Scripture relative to this concept. The word chen has in Scripture the meaning of bending, inclining
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