Claim: Christianity, in its early development, accommodated many traditional practices which at different times, accepted omens and practiced forms of ritual sacrifice; and concepts of "Divine Grace" or "Blessing", as they are described by believers, closely resemble what is referred to as "luck" (the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable nonoccurrence) by others.
Evidence: Christianity, in its early development, accommodated many traditional practices which at different times, accepted omens and practiced forms of ritual sacrifice in order to divine the will of their supreme being or to influence divine favoritism. The concepts of "Divine Grace" or "Blessing" as they are described by believers closely resemble what is referred to as "luck" by others. Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events.