Is There Any Room For Anything Else But Grace?

When is there a time for me to offer anything but grace to another person? If God has freely given me His grace, which the book of Ephesians says God lavishes upon us, then how can I offer anything else but grace to another person?

In other words, if God's standards of morality are far beyond my comprehension and my ability, yet because of Christ's death and resurrection, all I get now is grace; then how can I extend anything else to anyone else no matter how grevous their offense is to me?

• If someone gossips about me or my family, they get grace.
• If someone steals an idea of mine and takes credit, they get grace.
• If someone cheats me or is antogonistic towards me, they get grace.
• If someone lies to me and deceives me, they get grace.
• If someone hurts me in any way, they get grace.
• If someone hurts my family, they get grace.

How can I expect grace from God, in response to my chronic offenses against God, but then expect anything less than grace to be extended to others no matter how chronic their offenses are to me?

Some people may object to this idea of grace to all at all costs, but it is because of the ultimate cost of Christ being crucified that we are able to extend grace and forgiveness. Jesus tells us that we should pray, "forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." I can't imagine anyone not wanting forgiveness for their sins, but Jesus' prayer tells us to forgive others the way we want to be forgiven.

Who are people in my life to whom I have not extended grace? Would my life be different if I were 100% full of grace towards others? Are their justifiable times that I should not extend grace and bestow judgment and condemnation instead? Does grace permeate the culture of churches? Why or why not? If grace were to permeate a church's culture, then how would that church be different? Tell me your thoughts, but please be gracious.