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The Christian life is not a life of subtle self-congratulation but Christ-centered gratitude. As the Apostle Paul put it, “Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Gal. 6:14).We, unworthy servants, boast not in what we have done but in what Christ has done for us: mercy instead of judgment, cleansing instead of defilement, fellowship instead of isolation, salvation instead of condemnation.R.C. Sproul says, “When we truly understand grace—when we see that God only owes us wrath but has provided Christ’s merit to cover our demerit—then everything changes. The Christian motivation for ethics is not merely to obey some abstract law or a list of rules; rather, our response is provoked by gratitude.”[10]Let our lives then be defined by grace-compelled gratitude, rejoicing in God’s mercy, giving thanks for his grace, and gratefully confessing, “God owes me nothing, yet in Christ, he has given me everything.”