The gift of mercy is unearned grace. But it is also way more than that. It exists outside the earned/unearned continuum.

God’s mercy shows the flaw in our very thinking. We want everything to exist as a reflection of whether or not it is earned. So we ask: Do we deserve this? Or Have they earned the right to speak? These concepts of earned and unearned lead us to see the whole world through the lens of value.

How much am I worth?

What we are trying to communicate about the mercy of God as unearned grace is that it doesn’t actually fit that narrative at all. We cannot place a value on mercy.

Mercy isn’t something you can win or achieve or work off like a debt.

It isn’t something that exists in economic terms at all!

It is only, and I mean only ever given. And it is not only beyond price, it is also unlimited.