What exactly is favor? How does it relate to grace? And why does understanding the difference matter?

Favor is often spoken of as though it is the highest expression of God’s goodness—but Scripture reveals a deeper order.

In this episode of Perspective Shift: Unveiling Paradigms in Perceptions, we explore favor as the visible, tangible expression of God’s goodness in the circumstances of a person’s life. From Joseph and Esther to Ruth, we examine what happens when something beyond talent, qualifications, or human strategy is at work.

But favor does not stand alone.

We explore the different expressions of grace—including saving, sustaining, empowering, transforming, and common grace—and examine where favor fits within that picture.

The central distinction is this:

Mercy creates the groun ...