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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Amazing Grace

We sing about amazing grace, but sometimes familiarity with the words can cause us to lose our wonder at what grace actually means. The Greek word commonly translated grace, charis, carries the idea of favor, kindness, or a gift freely bestowed.

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL: Amazing Grace

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We sing about amazing grace, but sometimes familiarity with the words can cause us to lose our wonder at what grace actually means.

The Greek word commonly translated grace, charis, carries the idea of favor, kindness, or a gift freely bestowed.

Biblically, grace is God's unmerited favor toward those who could never earn it.

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We sing about amazing grace, but sometimes familiarity with the words can cause us to lose our wonder at what grace actually means. The Greek word commonly translated grace, charis, carries the idea of favor, kindness, or a gift freely bestowed. Biblically, grace is God's unmerited favor toward those who could never earn it.

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