an act of grace

Justification is an act of God's free grace, wherein he pardons all our sins, and accepts us as righteous in his sight, only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.

「称义」是神白白恩典的行动，在其中神赦免我们一切的罪恶，接纳我们在祂面前为义人，这唯独因为基督的义归算给我们，而我们只是凭信心接受而已。

An act of grace, ie freely given, not taken as a right They were so prone to oblige their neighbours.

恩惠（迳自施予的，并非受者有此权利）他们动辄施点儿小恩小惠给邻居们。

They had every right and they had every reason to turn their backs against the world at that time, but instead, they channeled their grief and their pain into an act of grace.

他们有权利和理由去恨这个世界，但是他们却用优雅的行动疏导了心中的悲伤。

Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.

相信是一种理智的行为，在意志受到天主恩宠的推动下，对天主的真理表示同意。（圣多玛斯.阿奎纳）

With snakes, mating is an act of sinuous grace and beauty.

对蛇来说, 交配是优雅而复杂的动作.

Adoption is an act of God's free grace, whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges of the sons of God.

「得儿女名分」是神白白恩典的行动，藉此我们被收纳为神家的人，使得我们有权享受神儿女的一切特别权益。