“To whom much is given, much will be required.”
~ Luke 12:48

There’s a strange irony I’ve often noticed online. In blogs, forums, and comment sections, people who talk about grace often do so with surprisingly little graciousness. Heated arguments erupt over theological points—but the tone, the posture, the heart, the barbs, the jabs, and yes, the ad hominens. They’re anything but graceful.

Oddly enough they don’t seem to understand how grace relates to graciousness. If one truly understands grace, with both head and heart, then they will be gracious. Why? Because graciousness – kindness, patience, forbearance, humility, etc. – is a natural outflow of grace.

Graciousness, after all, is grace in action.

To the folks who argue over grace, my question is the following: 

Which of you believes you understand grace best? Because if you have a greater understanding of grace, then you demonstrate that understanding primarily by way of graciousness and secondarily by way of argumentation.