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“Grace is a participation in the life of God" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, §1997)
 
 
This quote doesn't seem to align up with what the Word tells us. 
The Bible shows that it is a GIFT of God; NOT a 'participation in the life of God'.

 
 
 
 
 
NIV Luke 2:39-40
 39.  When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
 40.  And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
 

NIV John 1:14
   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,  who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 

NIV John 1:16-17
 16.  From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.
 17.  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
 

NIV Acts 4:33
   With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.
 

NIV Acts 6:8
   Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
 

NIV Acts 11:22-24
 22.  News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
 23.  When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.
 24.  He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
 

NIV Acts 13:43
 43.  When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout verts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
 

NIV Acts 14:3
   So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders.
 

NIV Acts 14:26
   From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
 

NIV Acts 15:10-11
 10.  Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
 11.  No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are."
 

NIV Acts 15:39-40
 39.  They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
 40.  but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
 

NIV Acts 18:27
   When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
 

NIV Acts 20:24
   However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
 

NIV Acts 20:32
   "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
 

NIV Romans 1:5
   Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
 

NIV Romans 3:20-24
 20.  Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
 21.  But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
 22.  This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
 23.  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
 24.  and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
 

NIV Romans 4:16
   Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
 

NIV Romans 5:1-2
 1.  Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
 2.  through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we  rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
 

NIV Romans 5:15
   But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
 

NIV Romans 5:17
   For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
 

NIV Romans 5:9-21
  9.  Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!
 10.  For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
 11.  Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
 12.  Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--
 13.  for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
 14.  Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come.
 15.  But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!
 16.  Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification.
 17.  For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
 18.  Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.
 19.  For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
 20.  The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
 21.  so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 

NIV Romans 6:1
  What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
 

NIV Romans 6:14-15
14.   For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
15.  What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
 

NIV Romans 11:5-6
 5.  So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
 6.  And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
 

NIV Romans 12:3
   For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
 

NIV Romans 12:6
   We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his  faith.
 

NIV Romans 15:14-16
 14.  I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
 15.  I have written you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me
 16.  to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles with the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
 
 

NIV 1 Corinthians 3:10
   By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
 

NIV 1 Corinthians 15:10
   But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 1:12-14
 12.  Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God's grace.
 13.  For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that,
 14.  as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 4:15
   All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 6:1
   As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 8:1
  And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 8:6-9
 6.  So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
 7.  But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us --see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
 8.  I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 
 9.  For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 9:8
   And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 9:14-15
 14.  And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
 15.  Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
 

NIV 2 Corinthians 12:8-9
 8.  Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
 9.  But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
 

NIV Galatians 1:6-7
 6.  I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
 7.  which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
 

NIV Galatians 1:15-17
 15.  But when God, who set me apart from birth  and called me by his grace, was pleased
 16.  to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man,
 17.  nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
 

NIV Galatians 2:9
   James, Peter  and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.
 

NIV Galatians 2:21
   I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
 

NIV Galatians 3:18
   For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
 

NIV Galatians 5:4
  You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
 

NIV Ephesians 1:3-8
 3.  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
 4.  For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
 5.  he  predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--
 6.  to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
 7.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
 8.  that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
 

NIV Ephesians 2:4-9
 4.  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
 5.  made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
 6.  And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
 7.  in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
 8.  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--
 9.  not by works, so that no one can boast.
 

NIV Ephesians 3:2-3
 2.  Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you,
 3.  that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
 

NIV Ephesians 3:7-9
 7.  I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power.
 8.  Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
 9.  and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
 

NIV Ephesians 4:7
   But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
 

NIV Philippians 1:7
   It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me.
 

NIV Colossians 1:3-6
 3.  We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
 4.  because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints--
 5.  the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel
 6.  that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.
 

NIV Colossians 4:6
   Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
 

NIV 2 Thessalonians 1:12
   We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 

NIV 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
 16.  May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
 17.  encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
 

NIV 1 Timothy 1:14
   The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
 

NIV 2 Timothy 1:8-10
 8.  So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,
 9.  who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
 10.  but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
 

NIV 2 Timothy 2:1
  You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
 

NIV Titus 2:11
   For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
 

NIV Titus 3:4-7
 4.  But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
 5.  he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
 6.  whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,
 7.  so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
 

NIV Hebrews 2:9
   But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
 

NIV Hebrews 4:16
   Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
 

NIV Hebrews 10:29
   How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
 

NIV Hebrews 12:15
   See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
 

NIV Hebrews 13:9
   Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.
 

NIV James 4:6
   But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
 

NIV 1 Peter 1:10-11
 10.  Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
 11.  trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
 

NIV 1 Peter 1:13
   Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
 

NIV 1 Peter 4:10
   Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
 

NIV 1 Peter 5:5
   Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
 

NIV 1 Peter 5:10
   And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
 

NIV 1 Peter 5:12
   With the help of Silas,  whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
 

NIV Jude 1:4
   For certain men whose condemnation was written about  long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
 

 


The following contain "grace" used in the opening and closing of various letters.


 
NIV Romans 1:7
   To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:   Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

NIV Romans 16:20
  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.   The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

NIV 1 Corinthians 1:3-4
 3.  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 4.  I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.

NIV 1 Corinthians 16:23
   The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

NIV 2 Corinthians 1:2
  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
NIV 2 Corinthians 13:14
   May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

NIV Galatians 1:3-5
 3.  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
 4.  who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
 5.  to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
 
NIV Galatians 6:18
   The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

NIV Ephesians 1:2
  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
NIV Ephesians 1:2
   Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

NIV Ephesians 6:24
   Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

NIV Philippians 1:2
   Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
NIV Philippians 4:23
   The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

NIV Colossians 1:2
   To the holy and faithful  brothers in Christ at Colosse:   Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
 
NIV Colossians 4:18
   I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

NIV 1 Thessalonians 1:1
   Paul, Silas  and Timothy,   To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:   Grace and peace to you.

NIV 1 Thessalonians 5:28
   The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

NIV 2 Thessalonians 1:2
   Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
NIV 2 Thessalonians 3:18
   The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

NIV 1 Timothy 1:2
   To Timothy my true son in the faith:   Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
 
NIV 1 Timothy 6:20-21
 20.  Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
 21.  which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith.   Grace be with you.

NIV 2 Timothy 1:2
   To Timothy, my dear son:   Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

NIV 2 Timothy 4:22
   The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

NIV Titus 1:4
   To Titus, my true son in our common faith:   Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

NIV Titus 3:15
   Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith.   Grace be with you all.

NIV Philemon 1:3
   Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

NIV Philemon 1:25
   The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

NIV Hebrews 13:25
   Grace be with you all.
 
NIV 1 Peter 1:1-2
 1.  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,   To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,
 2.  who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood:   Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

NIV 2 Peter 1:2
   Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

NIV 2 Peter 3:18
   But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

NIV 2 John 1:3
   Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love. 
 
NIV Revelation 1:4-7
 4.  John,   To the seven churches in the province of Asia:   Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits  before his throne,
 5.  and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.   To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,
 6.  and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. 
 
NIV Revelation 22:21
   The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen.

77 posted on 05/26/2006 5:17:33 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: Elsie
“Grace is a participation in the life of God" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, §1997)

This quote doesn't seem to align up with what the Word tells us. The Bible shows that it is a GIFT of God; NOT a 'participation in the life of God'.

It's clear to me that a false dichotomy has been set up here, and I ain't even a Roman Catholic. The gift of grace will bring a person into participation in the life of God. I.e. sanctification. Protestants and Catholics agree on this one.

83 posted on 05/27/2006 10:04:59 PM PDT by The Red Zone
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