God's people are a community of mutual trust and care, a community of grace. This community looks at one another's plight and says, 'How can I help?' In stark contrast, the world labels and disdains those in need. Christians are called to show compassion, kindness, and humility, bearing with one another and forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven them. Christ's character is the anchor of every precept in Scripture, and His righteousness has been credited to believers, making them justified before God.
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