Actual grace

Actual grace

Actual grace is, in Catholic theology, a supernatural help of God -- Divine grace -- for salutary acts. It is contrasted with "sanctifying grace", which is a state of being that can be permanent, in that it consists only in a passing influence of God on the soul.

See also

*Blaise Pascal's 4th Provincial Letter

External links

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06689x.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" "Actual Grace"]


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