Grace

Grace


I do believe that since we all are wretched sinners, that in love we should extend grace to one another... However, Is there a point in time where continually giving the same person, grace repeatedly, becomes more a matter of not holding that person accountable for their sin? If we are always showing mercy, when and where does consequence of poor actions/sin come in? Do we just allow things to go on and continue on in that direction until judgement day? Although we aren't supposed to judge each other and it really isn't in our place to give justice, we were given leaders and overseer's for a reason. It says so in the Bible that we are to obey authority, does it not? So then, if that is their job - shouldn't they  do something? And then if they do not, if we aren't holding each other accountable, then aren't we sinning as well?
I don't know, I mean I know that we are all sinners and always sinning because that is our nature. I honestly don't know if my authoritive figures though, if they would have just kept on showing me mercy and letting me slide because they "love me" would have taught me anything. Although I am sure there were also times that they did show me grace and that was the end of it and things were good.
I have been hearing this a lot lately - "We need to show more grace" - - Or maybe we have been showing way to MUCH grace and that is why we are here - where we are at.
Just a thought.
I love my neighbor - but if my neighbor takes his trash and dumps it all over my yard and continues to do so - I can only "extend grace" for so long before action needs to take place. It would become so much more than just litter and trash on my lawn, it would be sin on both sides.