Saving grace
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wished">wished</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sensed">sensed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadowed">shadowed</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sensed">sensed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadowed">shadowed</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="here">here</span> – <span word="something">something</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="redeeming">redeeming</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Whether">Whether</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="now">now</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="function">function</span> – <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>. “<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>”, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="wholesome">wholesome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> – <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="exaggerate">exaggerate</span>: “<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="disgrace">disgrace</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. “<span word="Saving">Saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="goodness">goodness</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="redeeming">redeeming</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Grace">Grace</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>”, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span>, <span word="inexhaustible">inexhaustible</span>, <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="benevolence">benevolence</span>, <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="redeeming">redeeming</span> <span word="power">power</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resurrect">resurrect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="sins">sins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="sinners">sinners</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="triumphant">triumphant</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="disgrace">disgrace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="respectability">respectability</span>, <span word="authority">authority</span>, <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span>.</p>
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