Many of you have followed my grace posts for a while now. I think it would be good to clarify some things. While I dont apologize for the bold nature of many statements about right standing by faith alone; I want to be clear that I believe in personal holiness, personal responsibility and right living. It is important to note that most people dont need to be convinced to live a holy life. They have tried and tried to do so. Most struggle with condemnation, fear, guilt and a performance treadmill. The Grace message in no way takes away personal responsibility to do what is right in your life. We should be holy as he is holy. We should let our light shine before men. We should raise the standard and not be as the world. I found in my own life a much higher level of personal holiness after I understood grace. Grace caused me to let go of all worldliness and latch onto Jesus. If you already have your life together, its possible that the message I preach and write about isnt for you. But so many people have come back to God and gotten back on track because of the message that I have been proclaiming. I ask you to show grace towards me. I acknowledge that I have said things that were bold and were meant to stir up conversation. I also acknowledge that I could have done a better job showing the balance in the message but I dont apologize for the heart of the message that Im preaching which is helping so many people. For me, the Grace message is the doorway to a holy life. You will see me live it and not just preach it. I love you all!
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 03:58:32 +0000