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Originally Posted by Barb

And there ya have it, folks...!!

I'm not sure what we really have here, Barb.

In reading the blog, it's an OK article I guess, except that it contradicts itself and falls short. It would rather focus on chapter 5 when it clearly references how that chapter 6 shows examples of how a christian should conduct themselves once God's grace is recieved.

One comment by "Lee" says this:

Lee said...
The Apostle Paul's message on grace was so powerful that he constantly had to qualify his statement with phrases like "that doesn't mean you should keep on sinning," etc... Think about why he constantly qualified himself. Do we preach grace that hard?

Grace is not a free ticket. Grace is a work in our hearts. Grace is an inclusion of us into His Story (what we call the Gospel). One who freely receives, freely gives. Grace wasn't a wage I earned, because that would be death, no matter how much I fast/pray/talk in tongues and run the aisles. My wage is death. Jesus didn't owe us a wage. He was in a better position. He gave us something we could never get on our own. And the best part is that, throughout the Story of God, he is faithful and consistent to those he elects and calls, and to those who respond to His voice.

Grace: the most talk-about subject, least-understood, under-delivered by heralds and consequently under-appreciated. Until we understand the depravity of our sin and condition, the hopelessness of our fate, we won't truly understand the breadth and height of our salvation.

Amazing Grace.