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I have seen too many a times someone use Grace as an excuse to do whatever they wanted. God is Love, right? He is going to forgive me anyways, right?
I became intrigued about the relationship between Grace and Truth, Justice and Obedience. How do they work together ? Does one balances the other: like too much on the 'Justice side' is Legalism, too much on the 'Love side' is Abuse ?
First, Grace is characterized as being not the law Jn 1:17, Ro 4:16, 5:20, 6:14–15, 11:5-6, Ga 2:21, 5:4
Conclusion 1 : They aren't the same.
Then we see that Grace is forever linked with
We continue and notice that Grace
On the flip side we see that Grace is not to be abused Is 26:10, Jnh 2:8, Ro 3:8, 4:4, 6:1, 15, Ga 1:6, 2:21, 5:4,1Co 15:10, 2Co 6:1, He 10:29, 12:15, 13:9, Jude 1:4
Conclusion 4: Grace is not an excuse to disobey.
And finally, when looking deeper at the relationship between Grace and Obedience, I find
1. that Grace is the SOURCE of my Obedience Ps 119:29, Ro 1:5 and Holiness Ro 6:22, 2Co 1:12, 2Ti 1:9, Tit 2:11-13, 1Pt 2:1-3
2. Grace is the RESULT of my Obedience Ex 20:6, 33:13, Dt 7:9, 13:17-18, 1Ki 8:23, 2Ch 6:14, 30:9, Ps 84:11, 103:13, 17,112:4, Pr 1:9, 3:4, 14:9, Ezr 8:22, Ne 1:5, Is 30:18, 55:7, Am 5:15, Ep 6:24
Conclusion 5: I obey because of Grace and I receive Grace because I obey.
I take an important life lessons from that: It really is all about giving Grace to the sinner ...including myself,
but never being graceful towards the sin itself ...including my own.
I became intrigued about the relationship between Grace and Truth, Justice and Obedience. How do they work together ? Does one balances the other: like too much on the 'Justice side' is Legalism, too much on the 'Love side' is Abuse ?
First, Grace is characterized as being not the law Jn 1:17, Ro 4:16, 5:20, 6:14–15, 11:5-6, Ga 2:21, 5:4
Conclusion 1 : They aren't the same.
Then we see that Grace is forever linked with
- Truth 2Sa 15:20, Ps 61:7, 85:10, 89:14, Pr 3:3, 14:22, 16:6, 20:28, Ho 4:1, Mic 7:20, Jn 1:14,17
- Justice Ps 33:5, 101:1, Jr 9:24, Ho 2:19, 12:6, Mic 6:8, Zc 7:9
- Righteousness Ps 33:5, 112:4, 116:5, Pr 21:21, Jr 9:24, Ho 2:19, 10:12, Ro 5:17, 21
We continue and notice that Grace
- Calls me to holiness 2Ti 1:9
- Denies ungodliness Tit 2:11-12
- Brings me to godliness Tit 2:11-12
On the flip side we see that Grace is not to be abused Is 26:10, Jnh 2:8, Ro 3:8, 4:4, 6:1, 15, Ga 1:6, 2:21, 5:4,1Co 15:10, 2Co 6:1, He 10:29, 12:15, 13:9, Jude 1:4
Conclusion 4: Grace is not an excuse to disobey.
And finally, when looking deeper at the relationship between Grace and Obedience, I find
1. that Grace is the SOURCE of my Obedience Ps 119:29, Ro 1:5 and Holiness Ro 6:22, 2Co 1:12, 2Ti 1:9, Tit 2:11-13, 1Pt 2:1-3
2. Grace is the RESULT of my Obedience Ex 20:6, 33:13, Dt 7:9, 13:17-18, 1Ki 8:23, 2Ch 6:14, 30:9, Ps 84:11, 103:13, 17,112:4, Pr 1:9, 3:4, 14:9, Ezr 8:22, Ne 1:5, Is 30:18, 55:7, Am 5:15, Ep 6:24
Conclusion 5: I obey because of Grace and I receive Grace because I obey.
I take an important life lessons from that: It really is all about giving Grace to the sinner ...including myself,
but never being graceful towards the sin itself ...including my own.