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	'''Grace''' names the unearned giving by which life, forgiveness, and continuation within [[Covenant]] are granted prior to and apart from merit, effort, or control.		'''Grace''' names the unearned giving by which life, forgiveness, and continuation within [[Covenant]] are granted prior to and apart from merit, effort, or control.

			== How This Term Is Used Here ==

			Grace is not understood as a reward for faithfulness, a mechanism that cancels consequence, or a substance dispensed in response to proper belief. In this context, grace names what is given before improvement, before repair, and before certainty. Grace makes continuation possible where [[trespass]] has occurred and where faithful conduct has not been sustained. It does not override responsibility, but it precedes and carries it.

			== Relation to Other Terms ==

			* ''[[Faith]]'' lives by trusting what Grace gives rather than securing outcomes by effort or control.
			* ''[[Covenant]]'' is sustained by Grace, including after [[trespass]] or failure of faithful conduct.
			* ''[[Charitability]]'' becomes possible where Grace frees action from repayment or retaliation.
			* ''[[Formation]]'' unfolds over time where Grace allows continuation without anxiety or self-justification.
			* The ''[[Cross]]'' reveals Grace as given and unexhausted under [[harm]] and [[trespass]].

			== Scriptural Grounding ==

			This usage follows the New Testament witness that what is given by [[God]] is not conditioned on merit or achievement. Paul states this most plainly:

			<blockquote>By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)</blockquote>

			Grace here names gift rather than transaction, and giving rather than exchange.

			== Common Misuses ==

			* Grace is not permission to harm or trespass.
			* Grace does not eliminate responsibility or the claims of the [[neighbor]].
			* Grace is not earned, triggered, or secured by faith or conduct.
			* Grace does not guarantee outcomes or exemption from consequence.

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'''Grace''' names the unearned giving by which life, forgiveness, and continuation within [[Covenant]] are granted prior to and apart from merit, effort, or control.

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