Romans 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
Grace is grace beginning to end.
grace
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace
a : unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification
b : a virtue coming from God
c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance
The Catholic definition of grace is different from what it really is. They don't get that you don't have to do anything to get it. God just gives it because........ We didn't/couldn't work to earn it in the first place, and we don't/can't work to keep it or continue to be given it.
I think Mormons and JWs do pretty good in this line of thinking as well...
'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' |
Grace + works, for salvation, steals glory from the ONLY ONE due the glory.