📖 Biblical Definition
The grace of God in Christ that actually delivers sinners from condemnation and brings them to glory — not mere divine favor but redemptive power (Eph 2:5-8; Titus 2:11).
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
Grace that actually saves.
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The redemptive grace of God which not only inclines Him toward sinners but accomplishes their salvation — calling, regenerating, justifying, sanctifying, and finally glorifying them.
📖 Key Scripture
Ephesians 2:5 — "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)."
Titus 2:11 — "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men."
Acts 15:11 — "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Sentimentalized as God's general goodwill, severed from its specific saving accomplishment.
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Saving grace does not 'try to save' — it saves. It is not divine encouragement but divine power. When Scripture calls grace 'saving,' it is naming what it accomplishes, not what it offers.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Greek charis sōzousa — saving grace.
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['Greek', 'G5485', 'charis', 'grace']
['Greek', 'G4982', 'sōzō', 'to save']
Usage
"Saving grace saves — it does not merely offer."
"Walk in the grace that found you."