CREDO #7 · 21 minutes
Why Grace?
The Gift We Cannot Earn
Grace is often defined as the unmerited favor of God, but a definition can remain safely theoretical. James considers the bargains we quietly make with God, the exhausting attempt to become worthy, and why grace is most offensive—and most beautiful—when it reaches us before we can clean ourselves up.
Questions explored
Faith examined from lived experience.
- Why do we turn our relationship with God into a transaction?
- What does grace say to the shame that insists we must first become worthy?
- Can we receive a gift we cannot repay, control, or take credit for?
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