Grace (God’s mercy)
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Time is an invariable element in the attainment of knowledge; religion makes its endowments immediately available, albeit there is the important factor of growth in grace, definite advancement in all phases of religious experience. 102:2.4
While the elements of grace are freely admixed, nevertheless, the creature attainments are the result of individual effort and actual living, personality reaction to the existing environment. 32:3.9
sonship is a gift. No child has aught to do with earning the status of son or daughter. The earth child comes into being by the will of its parents. Even so, the child of God comes into grace and the new life of the spirit by the will of the Father in heaven. 144:4.3 144:5.13
The creature’s need is wholly sufficient to insure the full flow of the Father’s tender mercies and his saving grace. (2:4.2,4)
Few mortals ever dare to draw anything like the sum of personality credits established by the combined ministries of nature and grace.grow in grace by living faith 48:7.6
words of Jesus were: “Grow in grace by means of that living faith which grasps the fact that you are the sons of God while at the same time it recognizes every man as a brother.” 147:8.5
a mercy credit is established for the survival of each rational creature, a credit of lavish proportions and one of sufficient grace to insure the survival of every soul who really desires divine citizenship. 28:6.5
survivors enjoy extended opportunity for spiritual attainment interrupted by death 45:7.1
there is a time lag between sin and penalty. A period of time of sufficient length to allow for such an adjudication of such an individual’s universe status as will prove entirely satisfactory 54:3.2 54:4
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Soul knows, and knows now 102:2.4 — Ps 139:14.
- Sonship received as little child 144:4.3 — Mt 18:2-4; Mt 19:13-14; Mk 9:36-37; Mk 10:13-16; Lk 9:47-48; Lk 18:16-17.
- Grow in grace 147:8.5 — 2 P 3:18.