impartation

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The men who are suspected of entertaining erroneous opinions concerning the method of Divine impartation of truth are the strenuous advocates of the moral grandeur, spiritual authority, and faith-sufficiency of the heavenly oracles.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)

Justification by grace through faith in Jesus does not end with a forgiveness of past transgressions only, but includes the impartation of the divine, or eternal life to the soul.

From The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity by Orr, Charles Ebert

Christian character is a growth, not a divine impartation.

From Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings by Graham, Robert

That stone has vital power, and if we build on it we receive, by wonderful impartation, a kindred derived life, and become 'living stones.'

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah