The meaning of God grace has been miss interpreted in most of the churches. The idea behind the scene has brought to our modern christian culture an error of the gospel. Is the idea that a child of God can constantly walk in disobedience toward God,because we live under His grace, and not under the law. This is a very dangerous believe system that can destroy relationships with God,and others, and ultimately will affect the calling of the ministry. The truth is yes we live under God grace, yes is true we are not living under the law, but we are still missing the Lord's point.
The church of Christ are to be set apart, in another word sanctify by God. The Lord Jesus before He accomplished His ministry to die for the sins of the world, He pray this important prayer in (John 17:14-19). "Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth. "As you sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. "And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth. The most important part of this massage is to be able to understand, that part of God grace for the church of Christ, is for Him to be able to set us apart, or sanctify us if you prefer so we can walk in His truth. The (V19) when is saying [They also may be sanctified by the truth], mean to be set apart, or separated from anything that is not true, false or counterfeit from God's direction.
The church of Christ has a calling to walk in holiness. We have the responsibility to guard our conduct to those that are watching us. Weather or not the world accept our testimony, we still have the calling to proclaim the gospel. Our conduct say more than words, will a child of God be perfect? The answer is no. One thing the Lord expected is that when He point out a sin, He want our willingness to confess it and to turn away from it. This is the gap that most modern christian culture churches are preaching, they confess their sins but on and on continue to walk in disobedience toward God. This is the most critical part of the grace of God, that is been preach in most churches.
The grace of God become in their meaning to get a license to sin every time they want to, because God will forgive them from all of their sins, that they do on purpose. The bible call that kind of walking prideness and arrogancy. In the book of Samuel there is an important view between this two men. In (1 Sam 13: 13-14) King Saul was chosen by God to reign because the people asked for a king. However God answered their petition, lets make a close observation what this men of God did. In chapter (13:13-14) And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you".
What causes God to decided not to even answer to Saul request prayer? The answer is his arrogancy and disobedience toward God. He clearly knew what God asked him to do, and still choose to walk in rebellion toward God. Even he was living under the law, God still show Saul His grace and gave him the opportunity to continue to do his task. Saul decision still was to walk in disobedience toward God, into a point that the Lord decided not to use him any longer to do other important assignment. In chapter 14:35 we can see how he was walking spiritually in the sight of God. Remember that he was anointing and his spiritual walk was not pleasing the Lord. (V35) Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. This was the first altar that he built to the Lord. In chapter 15 if we read the hole chapter we can see that he choose to disobey God. In (V 10,11) Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel saying "I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments". And it grieved Samuel and he cried out to the Lord all night.
The arrogancy caused Saul not to be used by God, because he decided to sin against God knowing exactly what God asked him to do. His disobedience bring a lot of consequences he was rejected by God to serve Him, his son did not became king, and his daughter became unfruitful to race descendant. The Lord choose David because even then God knew that he was going to sin against Him, the Lord saw a humble heart and willingness to turn away from the sin. The king David was willing to obey God at any cost. The king David understood that God grace was not meant to continue to walk in his transgressions. This is a men after God heart, he understood his sinful nature. In (Roman 3:23) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. He clearly understood that because he confess in Psalm 51:5 that he was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin his mother conceived him.
It is so interested that David clearly understood that the Lord will not accept any burnt offering and sacrifice until he truly repent from his sin. The Psalm 51:16-17 said: For you do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offering. (V17) The sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit, a broken and contrite heart - These, O God, you will not despise. He understood that he would not prosper in his life until he made the commitment not to just confess the sin, but to turn away from it. In (V 12,13) Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me by your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to you.
Dear Friend:
The grace of God is not meant to be that I can sin against God knowing that He is pointing out a specific sin that most need to be confess it and to turn away from it. The grace of God is not meant to be to justify my sinful conduct, but an opportunity to use His grace to asked the Lord Jesus Christ to forgive me for all of my sins and plead him not to allow me to fall into temptation.
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