Cheap Grace

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SpiritSoldier

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Hello Everyone,I would like to take a moment and talk about "Cheap Grace"What do you think this means? What is your preception?This may be by far one of the most misunderstood perceptions in the faith today. It is preached from the pulpets and taught in bibleschools it is talked about in and outside the church but who understands the truth to God's Grace? Well I am going to take a shot at it I hope you can hear me.Grace is one of the best gifts he has given me. The work has been done and the victory already won all I need to do is follow in his steps.from Bonhoeffer--"Cheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner."Where did Cheap Grace come from? Most assuredly Satan but to really put a point on it Paul did. I do not support the writings of Paul for his lawlessness and many many other reasons which I will not go into here but one of them is most certainly "Perverting God's Grace to Cheap Grace."Please look at the facts not just the statement. the Word "grace" is used 127 times in the bible to my count and 86 times in the letters of Paul, 86! The word is stomped on over and over to pervert gospel of what grace really is.Bonhoeffer was a Martyr and this is what he said about "Cheap Grace" in generalCheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner. Grace alone does everything they say, and so everything can remain as it was before. "All for sin could not atone." Well, then, let the Christian live like the rest of the world, let him model himself on the world’s standards in every sphere of life, and not presumptuously aspire to live a different life under grace from his old life under sin. That was the heresy of the enthusiasts, the Anabaptists and their kind….So what Am I trying to say here? God's Grace is not cheap by any means that is why he sent his only begotten son because he so loved the world. It took a price of the whole sinless life, death, and blood of Christ to atone for mankind. It is sad and wrong when people think they can keep on living like the rest of the world and call themselves christians this is not christianity folks this is hypocrisy! it needs to stop! God is not happy with lukewarm faith we must become discples of his Son. We are called to a higher purpose this life is merely a practice run for the step into eternity. We must suffer,die, obey, and be persecuted just like the life of the messiah or else we are deiceiving others into thinking we are not Christians at all that Christianity is "easy" no it's not easy it is the most difficult thing in life and is only possible through God's Grace that we obey and that we are forgiven. I am here to say what people don't want me to say obey the commandments keep the law of God to walk in his ways we must give up our ways and obey his word not Paul's word It's a battle folks and it's about trusting the LORD with everything that is true. not simply living by grace to live any old way you want that is lawlessness and is not the way of the Kingdom of God.Some people say this as an excuse for cheap graceMatthew 22:36-40 36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[c] 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."Behold let me reveal the interpretation to this message. The Messiah said this because if you really love him and the father then you will want to obey God's Law to Honor him not to have a reason to conform to the world.So I leave you with a question and answer. What is Cheap Grace? Cheap Grace says any who believes recieves it and has nothing to do with obeying any commandments afterwords which is a disgrace to the advancement of his Kingdom.The world is lawless because of sin and we are called to a higher purpose the "People & Friends of God" Not "People & Friends of the World"Isaiah 26:10 10 Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD.
 

lastsecman

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I used to believe that many receive God's grace as cheap as well.But that was until I entered into it myself, and just based my faith on believing
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Can't say life after that is all smooth road to happily-ever-after, because it still has it's ups and downs. But having hope is a quite nice encouragement sometimes when you are suffering.
 

Thunder1

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grace is not cheap, cost the blood of Jesus, innocent died for our sins. Not cheap.