Sentences with phrase «pure grace because»

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I raise this question particularly with Pure Land Buddhists because the affirmation of other power, or what Christians call grace, seems to place a greater emphasis on the metaphysical character of the world and human experience than is present in other Buddhist traditions.

Because he conceives radically the idea of the grace of God, he makes it plain that God's forgiveness must be for man an event in time, that the relation of «I» and «Thou» exists between God and man, that God stands opposite to man as another Person over whom the man can have no sort of control, who meets man with His claim and with His grace, whose forgiveness is pure gift.

1 — God exists 2 — God desires an expression of His glory 3 — God creates mankind 4 — God loves His creation 5 — Mankind rebels against God 6 — God implements plan to redeem mankind (a demonstration of pure GRACE) back into communion with Him, not because of our worthiness, but only for His glory.