Fairness is all about someone getting what they deserve. Grace is all about someone getting what they do not deserve.
Fairness is getting what you pay for. Grace is being gifted what you could not afford.
Fairness is concerned with return on investment. Grace is concerned with a generous payout regardless of your contribution.
Fairness values your performance. Grace values your personhood.
Fairness bases decisions on merit. Grace bases decisions on mercy.
Fairness holds back until you prove your worth. Grace opens the flood gates when you recognize your unworthiness (and sometimes before then).
Fairness is weighted by what you have done. Grace is weighted by how much you are loved.
Fairness keeps close records. Grace keeps close relationship.
Fairness rewards the winners. Grace rewards the losers.
Fairness is what people tend to be overly concerned with. Grace is what God tends to be overly concerned with.
The only thing fair about grace is that God gives it freely to anyone and everyone.
