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Grace

God’s unmerited favor—his free gift of salvation and kindness that we cannot earn.

Grace is at the heart of the gospel: God gives salvation as a gift, ‘not by works, so that no one can boast.’ It flows from his love, not our merit.

Grace also empowers the Christian life, training us to live for God. We are saved by grace and grow by grace.

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Ephesians 2:8 “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,” 2 Corinthians 12:9 “But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
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