GRACE

 Grace

Grace is often called unmerited favor. A more updated version would be undeserved favor. The idea is that God does good things for us out of his goodness, not because we did anything to earn them. 

It applies to our salvation. For example, Romans 3:24 says we are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 

Another passage is Ephesians 2:8-9, which says: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

None of us can work enough to earn our salvation. The Bible tells us that we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and are only justified (made right with God) by his grace, through the redemption that comes by Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24)

We get right with God by placing our faith in his son, Jesus, who saves us by his grace. And at Christmas we celebrate God’s sending of his son so that we may have eternal life by believing in him. (John 3:16)