Grace as favor originates in the Greek term *charis*, which denotes a charming quality that wins favor, a benevolent disposition granting unearned gifts to inferiors, and a power that influences recipients toward thankful response. This secular sense was adopted by the apostles to describe God's unmerited divine assistance, which regenerates and sanctifies without any obligation or entitlement on the part of the recipient. Against the backdrop of God's perfect justice, which requires death for every sin, favor appears solely because of His unchanging purpose to save and His character of righteousness intermingled with mercy. This favor is indispensable from the outset of salvation. It precedes and enables calling, justification, receipt of the Holy Spirit, and ongoing sanctification, extending even to the initial creation within the divine plan. At conversion those called are spiritually dead in trespasses and sins, requiring a symbolic burial in baptism and raising to new life by the same favor that supplies power to submit and grow. Far from a single event, the favor continues all along the path, providing daily support analogous to the manna, cloud, and fire given Israel, so that the journey through the wilderness of this life may reach its intended end. The same favor warns against receiving it in vain or falling from steadfastness through unbelief or willful persistence in sin. Those once enlightened who turn away trample the Son of God and count His covenant blood a common thing, showing that favor must be maintained by continued faith and reliance upon the Giver. Yet the favor remains freely offered to the humble who repent, because God is not constrained by human merit but acts according to His benevolent nature and electing purpose. Every step of spiritual progress, every gift needed to fulfill responsibilities within the body of Christ, flows from this unmerited favor that cannot be demanded yet is always available to those who ask in humility.