Befriending Grace

Overview

Every religion of world, when it wants to let you know what you should be like, gives you a list, and the list is a list of virtuous behaviors. But the New Testament gives you something different. It does give you list, but it’s of aspects of how a supernaturally, grace-changed heart shows itself.

The apostle Paul says it’s possible to do all the morally virtuous behavior without any love at the core, for virtuous behavior to flow out of an inner emptiness rather than an inner fullness. Jesus actually talks about this constantly. And so we’re looking at what we’re calling practical graces, at the aspects of a heart that isn’t just restrained but that is supernaturally changed.

We’re looking now at kindness. Let’s look at 1) what kindness is not, 2) what kindness is, and 3) how you can get it.