DEFINITION:
The Bestowment of some pleasure, delight or favor.
Unmerited favor, undeserved kindness.
Kind words, acts of goodwill
Constrasted to debt menas a FREE gracious gift.
Akin to the English word "CHARITY" and "CHARISMA"
Charisma is the Greek word for free gift.
So then GRACE is a free gift given in loving but unmerited favor.

ALSO TRANSLATED AS:
benefit (1), favor(6), grace (129) thanksgiving(1),
librality(1), pleasure(2), thanks(7), acceptible(1),
thankworthy(1), bounty(1)

OLD TESTAMENT OCCURANCES: Hebrew = 02580 khane AV-grace 38, favour 26, gracious 2, pleasant 1, precious 1, wellfavoured 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance GRACE (37 times) Genesis 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Psalms 84:11 The LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Proverbs 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David...the spirit of grace and of supplications: GRACIOUS (28 times) Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Numbers 6:25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: Nehemiah 9:17 But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Nehemiah 9:31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. Psalms 77:9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalms 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Psalms 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. Psalms 112:4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Psalms 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. Psalms 145:8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Jonah 4:2 For I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. DEFINITION/OBSERVATIONS Whatever grace is - God is that. God exemplifies what grace is. Grace is extended favor as the king who extended his sceptre and granted permission for a person to live and approach him.

NEW TESTAMENT OCCURANCES: (122 times) Luke 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Acts 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Acts 13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. Acts 14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. Acts 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Romans 1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Romans 4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. Romans 4:16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Romans 5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. ANALYSIS OF ITS USAGE: Grace is unmerited favor from God. Grace is offered but not always received. Grace is a kindness or mercy of God toward us. Grace is a kind of anointing on servants of God. Grace is a characteristic of humble persons. Grace can be resisted, rejected, frustrated, removed, fall from. God's grace is always sufficient. Grace is a gift or blessing bestowed by God or humans on humans. Grace is free. Grace can be received in vain. Words can be filled with grace, or not. Words can minister grace, or not. God's throne is a place to receive grace. Giving is a kind of grace. God's word is called the "Word of His grace." We are stewards of the grace of God We can fail the grace of God. We can get more grace. (He giveth more grace) We can be strong in grace, (or weak in grace) We can do despite to the Spirit of Grace. We can extend grace to others. We can pray grace on others. Every believe is given a gift of grace. We are commanded to grow in grace.