This past weekend Janele and I were on a retreat for Cedar Grove Mennonite (her dad’s church). I had a lot of free time, so I started been reading a book recently published by the Barna research group called unChristian. The book presents research findings of how the Christian church is perceived by todays young adults (“outsiders” as well as “born-again” evangelicals). I will post more once I finish the book, but I highly recommend it.
As I was reading today something that caught my attention was truth and grace. The Bible clearly presents Christian truths that we are to live by. But God never intended these truths to merely be rules that we must follow in an attempt to somehow achieve a level of holiness that would make us good enough to earn God’s grace (grace is free by God’s great mercy). Having truth without an adequate understanding of grace leads to legalism. It seems lately that God has been giving me a better understanding and insight into the power and wonder of his grace. It is wonderful when we combine His gift of grace with biblical truths.
Hey dude…this sounds like a great book…have you finished? Let me know at church, I’d love to check it out if you suggest it…
Lamar