"…that grace may abound?"
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (Romans 6:1, ESV)
(context:
Romans 6
)
Since God saved us
through grace, are we now free to live immorally? Answering, “Yes,” to this question is what
Dietrich Bonhauffer, the Lutheran priest executed for plotting against Adolph
Hitler, called “cheap grace.” Grace of
salvation cost Christ dearly and is anything but cheap. Christ’s grace is active, not passive. It involves more than pardon. It means we’re adopted into
Christ’s family and become God’s children.
As His children, God leads us back when we
go astray.
Does this mean salvation is a gift with
strings attached? No, because we can’t
earn grace any more that we earn the right to be children. But, just as parents discipline their
children, God
disciplines His.
As parents, it’s difficult to concentrate on attitude rather than
behavior. But, God, who knows our
hearts, brings change from the
inside out. Thus, a child of God who
seeks to live immorally will be as unhappy as a rebellious child with parents
diligent to amend his behavior.
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