Christian Perspectives Concerning the Law

[The Lemon]

Notforsale,

Could some of the issues we face also be in part because we as humans try to define the grace and mercy of God? I can't help but believe that we, in reality, have no idea to the depth of Gods grace and mercy toward us human beings.

I think in some cases, it makes us feel more secure in our earthly frame when we think we have a handle on the Almighty. In some ways, this may be one reason why so many hold claim to "The Truth", and absolute refusal to accept that we may really only have a small fraction of truth.

I have made this statement somewhere before, and I don't want to incite debate or any such thing, but just because something, or some system has a measure of success, that does not automatically mean that God signs off on every aspect as being right, true, or the only way. We are intuative enough to see that there are many businesses and even religions that have measures of success, but there are clearly practices that are not always honest, or in the case of religion, Biblical.

Just because God shows up to minister and bless in a service, does not mean that all the doctrine and teaching are being validated because God is present with us, but to some, because the Lord has showed up, belive that validates their church, their doctrine, and their organization, in some cases - but could it be that God just wants us in all of His mercy and Grace?