Galatians 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
There is nothing we can do legally to gain God’s grace. God has allowed His Son Jesus Christ to come and pay for a debt we have built up over many years – that is a freebie for us!
Do we deserve His love and mercy? No! But that is what love and mercy are all about – receiving it even though we do not deserve it & that is grace!
Christ did do this all for a reason – it was not just something which happened a long time ago for some other guys who knew Him. It is for me and you, right now!