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Does everyone receive the same portion of Divine grace?

The answer

St. Jerome says, “not that Christ’s measure varies, but only that so much of His grace is poured out as we can receive.”⁵⁷²

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁵⁷² St. Jerome, Against Jovinianus 2.23 (NPNF II/6:406).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.