I’ve got a question, and it’s not a Biblical one, but one that continues to baffle me: “Why is it that churches all across America today so routinely use the term, “Grace”, but then effectively redefine it by what they teach?” What do I mean? First off, let me reiterate the Bible’s definition of “Grace”. It denotes God’s “unmerited favor” toward us, signaling that there is absolutely nothing we can do to so impress God by the way we live that He’s left with no choice but to fling wide open His Kingdom doors for our entrance.
Yet in pulpit after pulpit and sermon after sermon, ministers continue to preach how our good deeds somehow merit us a reserved seat in God’s Heavenly House. We’re in because a loving God only sees the good works that we do!
The Bible goes to great lengths to spell out otherwise. I suspect our Western World work ethic contributes to our flawed understanding. How so? We work so we get paid. Perhaps this pervasive philosophy has so absorbed into the fabric of our Christian mindset that we have subconsciously applied it to our core Christian beliefs.
Please come this Sunday to hear what Jesus Himself had to say on this subject as we unwrap the doctrine of salvation by grace alone.
