Meaning of state of grace | Babel Free

Definitions

A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.

uncountable

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Examples

“When God converts a sinner, and translates him into the state of grace, He freeth him from his natural bondage under sin; and, by His grace alone, enables him freely to will and to do that which is spiritually good; yet so, as that by reason of his remaining corruption, he doth not perfectly, nor only, will that which is good, but doth also will that which is evil.”

“I found these statistics, in a condensed form, in a telegram of the Associated Press, and preserved them. They made it apparent that St. Louis was in a higher state of grace than she could have claimed to be in my time.”

“This is a state of grace / This is the worthwhile fight”

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