Are you all in... for Grace?  Grace is unmerited favor.  The Grace of God is free to all who believe in Jesus Christ.  God exhausted His wrath and judgement for the sins of believers on the body of Jesus.  You are so loved and seated with Christ.  You have authority in the unseen realm.  He has given you Christ's credentials.  To believe that you can somehow be good enough to keep yourself right with God is to fall from Grace.  What's it gonna be?  Grace or works?  For sure, a man becomes more righteous when he comes to Jesus... but that is due to his total dependence on Grace.  Knowing you can't lose a relationship produces the love and loyalty to make that relationship stand the test of time.  Those who believe that a Father would leave some of His children behind after wiping away ALL of their sins confuse me.  Perhaps there are some uncared for "father" issues out there.  Really, what kind of a father would leave a perfect child behind after going through hell to make him perfect.  Don't fall from Grace and achieve what has already been freely given.  It is the devil's vicious cycle of keeping us down on ourselves and distant from the open and loving arms of our Father.  Hang it all on Grace!!
Tim