We have a completely different view of Grace. You see it as "just gifts", and I see it as absorbing the character of God.
Works is dead. You can not rely on external acts to save you. II Cor 3 teaches this.
Love is alive. God is love. The more we love, the more we act like God. The more we act like God, the more we love. THIS is what grace is really all about. You can see the person saved by grace through their loving actions. The heart is the source of everything and God knows it well.
But this is probably best for another thread... in fact we are discussing that here: Christian Faith and Law
Hello again Pete, I want to have the mind of Christ (Phil.2:5).
I find that (Titus 2:11,12) teaches us that grace teaches us to do some things and not to do others (N.T.Law). A law would fit that bill would it not? That is exactly what This verse is talking about.
So grace actually brought us the N.T Law. To Talk about the Law is to be talking about grace.
Pete, whatever we learn or teach others must be found in the bible (2Tim.2:2) (1Peter 4:11).
Don't you agree?
Baerly