We all need to experience unconditional grace. In Genesis 12:1-3 and Genesis 15:1-21 God promises Abram unconditional grace in the form of a covenant. What is a covenant? A covenant is an elected, family-like relationship of obligation, under divine sanction. Or more simply defined, a promise where God is involved. God promises Abram a place, people and presence which are all fulfilled in Jesus Christ. God gives a sign of unconditional grace to every believer. In Genesis 17 God gives the covenant sign of circumcision to Abram, renaming him Abraham. And in the New Testament, along with the Lord’s Supper, God gives all who put their faith in Jesus the new covenant sign of baptism. This grace and these signs aren’t simply there to help us obey, but to transform our lives. Just as circumcision is an act of cutting, so Jesus was cut off from God for our sakes. He was forsaken so we might be made new. Unconditional grace marks and transforms every believer.
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