Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- grâce
- Transliteration
- grâce
- Rejected alternatives
- faveur, mérite
Grace
Same word used by Catholic and Protestant traditions, but the theology differs: Catholic catechesis ties grâce to sacramental mediation (‘état de grâce’ via confession); Reformed/Segond tradition insists on grâce apart from any ecclesial mediation. Must render as wholly unmerited, per Romans’ contrast with works.
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