“Grace” is the most important concept
in the Bible, Christianity, and the world. It is most clearly expressed in the
promises of God revealed in Scripture and embodied in Jesus Christ. Grace is
the love of God shown to the unlovely, the peace of God given to the restless,
the unmerited favor of God. Grace is most
needed and best understood in the midst of sin, suffering, and brokenness. We
live in a world of earning, deserving, and merit, and these result in judgment.
That is why everyone wants and needs grace. Judgment kills. Only grace makes
alive. A shorthand for grace is “mercy,
not merit.” Grace is the opposite of karma, which is all about getting
what you deserve. Grace is getting what you don’t deserve, and not getting what you do deserve. Christianity teaches that
what we deserve is death with no hope of resurrection.
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