Verse 1kindness A lovely picture of salvation by grace. (1) What grace is -- kindness to a helpless one for another's sake, 2 Samuel 1:1-3; 1 John 2:12. (2) Grace gives the highest place, 2 Samuel 1:11. Ephesians 1:1-6. (3) Grace keeps the saved one, 2 Samuel 1:13; John 10:28,29.