God's benefits are grace in action: a continuous flow of empowerment from Jesus Christ, "grace upon grace," not a one-time act or staggered bundles. Grace is not a thing God dispenses but the freeness of His patient, concerned generosity, and Christ is its personification and source. Through this flow come calling, repentance, forgiveness, justification, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, healing, protection, and power to overcome and do good works. The greatest gift is the personal presence of the Father and Son through the Holy Spirit; Christ promised, "I will come to you," so His people are never orphans. God supplies every need for His spiritual creation, as the manna and the pillar of cloud and fire supplied Israel, though not every desire. He owes none of it, giving freely and wisely, as He sends sun and rain on the just and unjust, because generosity is His nature. Justification is given to sinners, not to the meritorious, as Abraham was counted righteous by faith before circumcision. Works cannot earn it, since they would let in pride, which ruined Satan. The gift comes before the need, so no one can boast. Justification does not abolish the law; it frees believers to keep it as Christ did. Justified people are saved by His life and must use the gifts, so gratitude and thanksgiving are the fitting response.