In the former situation, one rejects a person; in the latter, our behavior in response to the call of grace is at issue. (nakedpastor.com)
This is not to say that the former situation is bad. (nakedpastor.com)
In the former situation, the stress response is highly adaptive, helping to save your life, while in the latter, the unrelenting nature of the stress response sets you up for disease. (discovermagazine.com)