This is not a grace where “anything goes.” Time after time, Jesus makes clear that strong expectations are laid on those who are welcomed into the kingdom: the forgiven are expected to forgive (Matt 6:12), the fig tree is expected to bear fruit (Luke 13:6–9), the disciples are called to serve (Mark 10:41–45), the wealthy are expected to give (Luke 19:1–10), and the loved are commanded to love (John 13:34–35). These are not means to earn a second gift but the proper result when “salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9).
The proper result of a relationship
