Grace

CRITICAL: this is the central Korean risk term. Korean Christianity has a well-documented, self-critical history around 기복신앙 (gibok sinang, ‘fortune-seeking faith’), where prayer for material blessing/success can slide into a shamanistic transactional pattern continuous with the mudang’s gut ritual (an offering made, a ritual performed, a blessing granted) rather than gospel-centered faith. NEVER use 복 (bok, fortune) alone as a synonym for grace. NEVER use 은덕 (eundeok, a Confucian hierarchical benevolent-favor-from-a-superior, which implies reciprocal obligation). 은혜 must always be taught as unearned, unconditional favor, explicitly not a reciprocal exchange for offerings or ritual performance.