Grace is not a feeling?

“Grace is never haphazard in its method. Grace is in no sense contingent upon or dependent upon what man does. It is essential that we should emphasize that…We often tend to think of grace in a somewhat sentimental manner. We persist in setting it in contrast with Law in a manner that is not true. Grace, as we have seen, is not weak; because it is righteous it is strong. Grace neither breaks the Law nor abrogates(cancels) it. It must not be thought of in terms of sentiment or feeling. That is an entirely wrong way of thinking of grace. The very term that Paul uses here, ‘the reign of grace’, should rid us at once and for ever of all sentimental notions with respect to grace, and should enable us to see its strength and its power.”–Martyn Lloyd-Jones preaching on Romans 5:20,21; taken from: Romans 5: Assurance, p327.

Essentially grace is a kingdom that cannot be shaken. A mental conglomeration of heart moving forensic truths that constantly throw us back to the cross and into the fires of risk for the glory of God.