For the grace of God has appeared (epephanē), bringing salvation for all people — the first epiphany statement announces the historical manifestation (apokalypsis) of divine grace as the event transforming all categories of life. The appearance of grace (charis epephanē) marks the incarnation as the turning-point of history, with salvific intent directed to all humanity (pasin anthrōpois), dissolving ethnic and social boundaries. This is the theological grounding for the foregoing household ethic.

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