Grace, therefore, must be about a different way of being righteous that has nothing to do with me. It’s a righteousness that’s given to me as a gift. That must mean that I continually get it without deserving it. In fact, it means that I continually am granted grace even though my behavior is continually saying I don’t deserve it.
Brand on cow...do mean in the sense that it’s always there showing to whom the cow belongs?
Well, a brand doesn’t change the nature of the cow.