In the 1946
movie, George's wife, Mary Bailey, especially excels at the grace
business. When George comes home from work on Christmas Eve, yells at
his wife and kids, insults Zuzu's teacher over the phone, and trashes
the living room, Mary has every right to be furious. Instead, she
forgives George, tells the children to pray for daddy, and then goes
around town asking people for help in replacing that $8,000 that absent
minded Uncle Billy misplaced at the bank.
You
see, grace, is the foundation of the Christian faith. Jesus' granting
us grace by forgiving our sins flies in the face of virtually every
other religion, which operate on a you-get-what-you-deserve basis. But
Jesus says, in essence, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you
don't deserve.” The surest aspect of being a Christian is the
willingness to offer grace, the willingness to accept grace, and the
willingness to live by grace.
That's what makes Bedford Falls such a
great place to live. Let's live there!
*And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace ~ Romans 11:6.
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