what do we have to do to attain a state of grace?

Question

can you tell me, "what is a state of grace", and how do we get there?

Answer 1

You can be called in the state of grace when you are addressing a duke, duches or archbishop but it is not biblical.

grace

grace [grayss]
noun (plural graces)
1. elegance: elegance, beauty, and smoothness of form or movement
2. politeness: dignified, polite, and decent behavior
She fended off queries with her usual grace.

3. generosity of spirit: a capacity to tolerate, accommodate, or forgive people
4. prayer at mealtimes: a short prayer of thanks to God said before, or sometimes after, a meal
5. finance Same as grace period
6. pleasing quality: a pleasing and admirable quality or characteristic (usually used in the plural)
7. gift of God to humankind: in Christianity, the infinite love, mercy, favor, and goodwill shown to humankind by God
8. freedom from sin: in Christianity, the condition of being free of sin, e.g. through repentance to God
9. music Same as grace note


transitive verb (past and past participle graced, present participle grac·ing, 3rd person present singular grac·es)
1. contribute pleasingly to something: to make a pleasing contribution to an event, often by attending it (often ironic)
So good of you to grace us with your presence.

2. add elegance to something: to add elegance, beauty, or charm to something
3. ornament music: to add ornamental or decorative notes to a piece of music


[12th century. Via French < Latin gratia < gratus "pleasing"]

fall from grace to lose a favored or privileged position
with (a) bad grace in a rude and bad-tempered way
with (a) good grace in a polite and willing way

Study the meaning of grace and you will know the answer. of your question.
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Answer 2

Grace isn't a state. Grace: unmerrited kindness.

You cannot "attain a state of grace".

Could you put this in context so I can understand what you mean?

Answer 3

Grace is best obtained by believing one cannot attain it.

Because it is desired but cannot be obtained, the willingness to submit to the trials to which it is earned demonstrate the openeness that allows grace to present itself.

However, realizing oneself in a state of grace can lead one to believe one has 'attained' grace, which actually closes the heart to its presence since 'pride' and 'vanity' have thus made one believe that Grace is now 'reached'.

A person in a state of Grace, after helping one person out, feels guilty because of the people they did not help. The stronger the state of grace, the stronger one feels one has not obtained it, and thus is renewed to try harder, do better, help more. A person who helps 10 feels they could have helped 10,000 and wants to help 10,000,000.

Grace is the inspiration to do more, to help more, to love more, to care more, even when one has helped/loved/cared to the best, to the very limits, of their abilities. The stronger the grace, the greater the sense of failure.

Answer 4

In Christian theology, grace is understood as both ACTUAL GRACE .... the unmerited power and favor of God, and SANCTIFYING GRACE .... the divine life of God, indwelling the human soul.

Actual grace was the only type of grace extant in the world, prior to the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and prior to the crucifixion of Christ.

Sanctifying grace is what we all need to get into heaven.

The prophets and heroes of the old testament received ACTUAL GRACE to empower them for their various missions, but sanctifying grace was unavailable to them, or to any other human, between the lifetimes of Adam and Mary.

Today, God provides grace to all, and like we read in the parable of the talents, the more we make of it, the more he provides.

Catholics understand that Jesus instituted seven sacraments for the purpose of freely and abundantly distributing his grace, to all the members of his church.

Designed to prepare and provision the faithful Christian for every stage of life (and death) the necessity of the sacraments is clear, as is their institution by Christ himself.

Sacraments remain the primary channels of God's grace, to this day.

The seven include Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick.

Reconciliation, Holy Communion, and Anointing are available as often as needed.

The others are one to a customer, with an either/or between most holy orders, and matrimony.

Frequent reception of the sacraments, along with full and active participation in the work, worship, and devotions of the church, is the surest way to maintain a personal state of sanctifying grace, and to experience all of the other benefits that grace provides.

There is no practical substitute.

Answer 5

First, realize that you are created of grace; grace is the truth of who/what you are. You cannot leave it, because it is not a place; it is everything you actually are, beneath the self that you believe you are.

Begin there.

Answer 6

We are saved by grace, not by works, so that no one can boast.
We are saved by grace alone. Recall that in Acts 16:31 the jailer asked Paul and Silas how to be saved. They responded, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." The jailer believed and immediately became saved.
Close to 200 times in the New Testament salvation is said to be by faith alone - with no works in sight. Consider the following:
John 3:15 tells us that "everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
John 5:24 says, "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
In John 11:25 Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies."
John 23:46 says, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."
John 20:31 says, "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
If salvation were not by faith alone, then Jesus' message in the Gospel of John - manifest in the above quotations - would be deceptive, stating that there is one condition for salvation when there are allegedly two - faith and works.
I must emphasize that we are saved by faith for works. Works are not the condition of our salvation, but a consequence of it We are saved not by works, but by the kind of faith that produces works.

Eph 2:8-10 God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this: It is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Answer 7

Grace = God's love and provision not based on merit. No.

Answer 8

Being in a state of perfect peace, attained best through Buddhist meditation.

Answer 9

Ephesians 2: 8-10

Answer 10

Be humble.And ask Jesus to forgive your sins and come into your heart and acknowledge that God is boss not us.But also God gives grace to everyone in some form or all of us would be dead