Grace cannot be bought. It is freely given gift by God to you and me. Grace is the love that gives, that loves the unlovely and the unlovable. We can love others because God first loved us, and we can also forgive others because God first forgave us. Giving grace to others is something our Father calls us to do.
Matthew 6:14 "If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." Grace can be a hard thing to give to enemies, or those we know hate us but God first gave us a gift of grace when we were still sinners. He also gives us strenghth to give grace to others.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 "May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father encourage you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us, and through his grace he gave us a good hope and encouragement that continues forever."
Even when its hard to love our enemy we are called to "do good to them! Lend to them! And dont be concerned about the fact that they won't repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as sons of God: for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are very wicked." Luke 6:35 Give grace freely to others, and love like God loves.
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