Christianese: Grace

grace |grās|

noun

1 (theology) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.

2 (christianese explained) when God in His reckless and bizarre compassion effectively turns you back from the destructive course you keep choosing, and opens your eyes to the pleasure of His infinite worth, without which you would be enticed by something else.

About Lazo

Lazo is committed to spreading the worth of Jesus in Santa Barbara, California. He seeks to do this by dispersing communities of Christ-like, missional millennials back into cities. You may like these blog posts, "What God Thinks of Worship" or "Why I Banned College Lake Trip Dress Codes"

Posted on January 21, 2011, in theology and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. Comments Off.

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