Divine grace
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Divine grace is a theological term present in many religions. It has been defined as the divine influence which operates in humans—to regenerate and sanctify, to inspire virtuous impulses, and to impa
"Amida Manifesting in the Dharma-body of Expedient Means", Japanese painting, at the Met.
Sinner's prayer
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The Sinner's prayer refers to any prayer of repentance and is most often associated with evangelical Christian denominations. Denominations that use this prayer often do not consider it to be mandator
Divine grace
…Anglican, etc.), the primary initiation into a state of grace is granted by God through infant baptism (in faith) instead of by a simple prayer of faith (sinner's prayer); although, Catholics would not deny the possible efficacy of even a simple prayer for God's grace to flow (Baptism by desire). In another example, for…
William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.
The Augsburg Confession divides repentance into two parts: "One is contrition, that is, terrors smiting the conscience through the knowledge of sin; the other is faith, which is born of the Gospel, or of absolution, and believes that for Christ's sake, sins are forgiven, comforts the conscience, and delivers it from terrors."