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2007-02-07 09:43:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Aren't both good?
Grace - Good from God that nobody deserves. Examples: Freedom from an ugly past lifestyle, new reasons to live, eagerly looking forward to living forever.
Virtue - The combined results of grace, upbringing, human effort .... Examples would be politeness, manners, reputation
Wouldn't it be exhausting to just work at virtue without the benefit of grace?
2007-02-07 11:14:16 · answer #1 · answered by far from perfect but forgiven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since it's impossible to live by virtue, the only possible answer is to live by grace. If God is who He claims to be, then His holiness is infinite. A single lie, a single envious or lustful thought, a single sin of any kind no matter how minor, would be enough to separate us from Him by a gulf so infinitely wide that it could never be bridged. The infinite purity of the standard of virtue makes it impossible for us to ever be virtuous in our own right. So we have to depend on grace.
2007-02-07 17:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Billy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Virtue is basically a "good habit". Grace, on the other hand, is power from God, freely given by Him. You probably need grace to help you cultivate virtues, and to stay virtuous helps you obtain graces. The two are intertwined, but not necessarily dependent on the other. You need both.
2007-02-07 17:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by madelaine_girard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only way I can have virtue, is through the grace of YHVH. I have no virtue on my own, and cannot make it. Only He can bring a clean thing out of an unclean thing!
2007-02-07 17:48:38 · answer #4 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I feel it is better to live by Virtues, Sure i could always improve on some of my virtues, But we all cant be perfect.
2007-02-07 17:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by A Lady Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being virtuous of course
we cant get through life without good vitues , we will only bring problems to ourself
strangely enough i have pretty good virtues without grace
2007-02-07 17:50:24 · answer #6 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grace given by God
2007-02-07 17:50:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This question is so horribly offensive it made me cry!!
Seriously though it dosen't matter. Live a moral life
and don't hurt anyone that's all.
2007-02-07 17:49:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋