Love and grace become as one in the New Testament sometimes synonyms, always partners in faith building. Imagine the great gift of GOD loving the unloved, the unlovable, pardoning sins, accepting His children, revealing Himself, moving us toward response, overcoming all obstacles to faith, leading us to knowledge and enjoyment of Him and finally making covenant with us. Grace saves us from sin and all evil and it brings us true joy. In the New Testament, grace is described as wonder. The hymn writers seize this sense of wonder and label it amazing.
Nothing can describe or explain grace.
It is as Paul says - an inexpressible gift. But more importantly, Scripture always connects grace with the ministry and Person of the God-Man, Jesus Christ. It is by belief in the message of the Cross and trust in the Risen Lord that we enter into grace. Our seasonal goal, our life-long purpose, is to grow in grace. That is to see things and people as Jesus sees them and be more like Jesus in reaction and response.