means of grace
Noun
Meaning
means of grace (plural means of grace)
(Christianity, theology) a means by which God gives grace, usually considered to include both word and sacrament, and often other ways as well
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Examples
As to the other means of grace I would say: I fell into the snare, into which so many young believers fall, the reading of religious books in preference to the Scriptures.
Family education and order are some of the chief means of grace; if these are duly maintained, all the means of grace are likely to prosper and become effectual.