a favour with which one receives without any merit of his own
the gift of divine grace
the gift of faith, knowledge, holiness, virtue
the economy of divine grace, by which the pardon of sin and eternal salvation is appointed to sinners in consideration of the merits of Christ laid hold of by faith
grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers, distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the church of Christ, the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Charisma". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=5486>.
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