If Divine grace is not an indulgent attitude on God's part such that the behavior of Christian people is being overlooked, what relationship does grace have to the Divine standards of righteousness, holiness, and obedience to God?

Divine grace, which is the Virtue of God imparted to men through Christ, includes within itself the supernatural wisdom and power which, when received by the saint, enables him or her to meet the Divine standards of righteousness, holiness, and obedience to God.

God's requirements are not some fantastically difficult and complicated program beyond the mind of man to conceive. God has showed us what is good, and all He requires is that we behave righteously, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. This is all. Not so hard at that!

God has given us His Word, the body and blood of His Son, and the eternal, incorruptible resurrection Life of His Holy Spirit. He has given us these so we will have the wisdom and strength to behave righteously, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.

God expects that we will accept His forgiveness and also the provisions He has made so we will live in obedience to His will. God never allows any saint at any time to be tempted beyond God's provisions. There always is a way of escape that has been constructed for the particular temptation.

To maintain we are debtors to the flesh to walk in the flesh; to say we are condemned to disobey God while we are in the world; is to deny the ability of the new covenant to make us new creatures in Christ.

If we will study the Scripture, examining the provisions God has made for us and mix faith with the Word that we read, we will find that God is expecting each saint to grow in grace. To grow in grace is to mature in the ability to distinguish between good and evil and in the strength to choose the good.

The mark of maturity is skill in the word of righteousness (Hebrews 5:13).

Now you have become aware of two different viewpoints of Divine grace. The first viewpoint is that Jesus saves us in our sins so we can go to Heaven. The second viewpoint is that Jesus saves us from our sins so we no longer will be incurring the wrath of God but can have fellowship with Him throughout all the marvels of the ages to come.

Which viewpoint do you choose to believe?

Your choice may determine whether or not you decide to conduct your life as the Lamb and His Apostles taught us; and as a result whether you enter the Kingdom of God.

You may notice that the writer favors the second viewpoint, and will interpret Paul's statements in the light that Divine grace (which in its fullest sense is the Lord Jesus Himself) includes the power to overcome sin.

To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: (Romans 2:7)

What will people receive, who, with steadfast endurance in well-doing, are seeking for glory, honor, and immortality? Eternal life.

Let us consider Romans 2:7 for just a moment:

If we are speaking of people who have never received Christ, we are claiming that an individual can receive eternal life by good works. Is this true?

If we are speaking of people who have received Christ, we are stating that a Christian person must endure steadfastly in well-doing, continually seeking for glory and honor and immortality, if he or she is to attain eternal life. Is this true?

We Christians must—absolutely must—endure steadfastly in well-doing if we are to attain eternal life. We must choose each day to live in Christ. Eternal life does not come on the basis of a correct statement concerning the work of redemption and the lordship of Christ. Rather, eternal life comes to us as we cast ourselves on God through Christ, receiving into ourselves the Divine Life that enables us to escape the lusts of the world. (from A Study Guide for the Book of Romans)