What term refers to God's life within us?

• A. Sanctifying Grace
• B. Apostolic Succession
• C. Liturgy
• D. Grace

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is what word names God’s life living in the soul. Grace is the general term for God’s presence and action within us, a free gift that enables a relationship with Him and empowers us to live as His children. When someone talks about God’s life within us, they’re referring to grace as the substance of that divine life at work in the person.

Sanctifying grace is a specific form of grace that actually infuses divine life into the soul, making it holy. So it’s closely related, but the broader term that covers the idea of God’s life in us is grace. The other options don’t fit: apostolic succession describes the passing on of church authority, and liturgy means the public worship and rites of the Church.