No longer natural
If grace restores nature, then life under the dominion of grace does not become unnatural. One “under” grace does not breathe different air, walk on different concrete, wear different clothing, or ride a camel (unless, of course, that is the thing to do where he lives). He doesn’t need to buy a “Christian” iPod, a “Christian” house, a “Christian” lawnmower, or “Christian” beer. What makes him different is not that he sits in a closet and sings hymns for a living, but rather that his entire life is pervaded by the revelation of God in Jesus Christ. All created things are, for him, gifts from above. All his work and play aim at showing off his God. The law of love binds his heart and conscience; the seed of his faith bears the fair fruit of holiness. He is at war with all that displeases and dishonors God, and rejoices in all truth, goodness, and beauty because he delights in God. To meet him is to meet a true human, not an alien. What is different about him is that sin is no longer natural.
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