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For a woman to be an 'excellent' wife is for her to understand God's design for a wife and, by His grace, to be conformed by Him to that design.

In its present form the list of approved Fathers comprises Cyprian, Gregory Nazianzen, Basil, Athanasius, Chrysostom, Theophilus, Hilary, Cyril of Alexandria (wanting in one manuscript), Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Prosper, Leo ("every iota" of the tome to Flavian is to be accepted under anathema), and "also the treatises of all orthodox Fathers, who deviated in nothing from the fellowship of the holy Roman Church, and were not separated from her faith and preaching, but were participators through the grace of God until the end of their life in her communion; also the decretal letters, which most blessed popes have given at various times when consulted by various Fathers, are to be received with veneration".

To controvert it, Augustine pointed out that the grace preceding faith must be an interior enlightenment and strengthening, and that the preaching of the Word of God could not, unassisted, accomplish this; consequently the implanting of grace in the soul by God is necessary as a preliminary condition for the production of real faith, since otherwise the customary prayer of the Church for the grace of conversion for unbelievers would be superfluous.

Pray for power to resist the enemy and grace/strength to break off addictions.

As we look to high-quality Christian gifts, books and audio-visual products through the wholesale and retail network, be able to borrow the experience of the local market, the global market, strategic thinking, and the main relied on the grace of God with the same at will of Jesus Christ Gospel, His great love and good information, spread to every corner of the world, and help has been the salvation of God were the sons and daughters, life more abundant growth.

God protects all of us under the same mantle of His eternal wisdom and His infinite grace, and sanctifies us, making us worthy of His estate.

In Romans 15:15-16, Paul states: "Because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

But as God enabled me to forgive, He began to open the floodgates of His grace upon my life.

The Chasanoff/Elozua "Amazing Grace" Collection at the Library of Congress is comprised of more than 3,000 published recorded performances of the hymn by different musicians in styles that include big band, blues, classical, country, easy listening, electronic, folk, gospel, jazz, operatic, rap, rock, rhythm and blues, soul, and various ethnic styles.

You feel it and are sustained by its profound and amazing grace—to contribute to the creation of an enlightened planetary civilization.

We have been saved by grace, and we can only live by grace.

In the Christian doctrine of salvation, not only is salvation the free gift from God, the greatest thing about it is that while we do not yet understand what grace is, and even when we are still offending God by committing some unlawful, criminal or even atrocious acts, our Lord Jesus is determined to die for us on the cross!