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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Grace busters

While there is a great deal of talk about grace in the church there is often a remarkable lack of it among Christians. Amazing grace does describe the posture of Jesus toward us. It often does not describe the posture of believers toward one another. 

Think about these grace busters:
  • Gossip
  • unforgiveness
  • Conditional acceptance
  • Exclusion of certain people
  • Lack of empathy
  • Critical spirits
  • Legalism
  • Harsh words
  • Judging motives
  • Impatience with spiritual progress in others
  • Spiritual masks that hide inner brokenness
  • Judgmentalism
  • Lack of acceptance
Grace is one of the most powerful magnets of people to Jesus and thus to Him through us. When it is present it is truly amazing grace. When it is absent it is a spiritual repellent. Let's be people who reflect he amazing grace of Jesus - who saved a wretch like us.

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