I have been reading God's Lavish Grace by Terry Virgo over the last few days. I am really enjoying it. My one sentence review would be that it reminds me of all the fundamentals of what Jesus did on the cross. This is important!
One thing that the book spends a lot of time on is the law, all the things that people think about when looking at Christianity;
The 'Thou shalt not...'-s, etc etc.
But Terry Virgo points out that in Jesus this is not the case (now this is surely a basic to our faith, how easy has it been for me to forget...), in fact the grace that Jesus brought through dying on the cross renders 'the law', the 'thou shalt not'-s, the 'prohibitions' that Christianity has become famous for absolutely obsolete.
We are free in Christ to be who we are, whoever we want to be, to be free from Sin, from the law, to be free from condemnation. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Jesus Christ.
We have, for so long, preached and taught the law, the 'thou shalt not'-s when the bible is so clear in the opposite. Clear that Grace covers a multitude of sins, that we are dead to the law, that Jesus saves.
I would like to ask people on the street to name something they know from the bible to see what proportion would say the 10 commandments.
Terry Virgo points out that the law does have some purpose, and that it is essential to point out sin, to reveal sin, but it is not now to condemn, maybe to encourage but not condemn. Who are we to say 'thou shalt not' to someone...?
So, God's grace is enough to cover the law, we no longer live under the law but under his grace. This is why we worship him.
Let's tell people more about this grace, it saves.
(I think some of the things I say aren't quite right, please tell me if I have worded things a bit interestingly!!!)
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