Life Journey Church Podcast

Have you ever thought of God's grace being his "soft side" and his laws and expectations being is "other side" or his "hard side?" Many have and many do see God in this way--his soft side vs. his harsh side. Is that true? Does God have a soft side and a hard side? Is the grace of God the "milk of Christianity" and we are to move on to the harder, more difficult "meat of Christianity" which is something greater than his grace? It might sound familiar that we are to move on to something greater than God's grace in order to grow into maturity. But what if the Apostles actually taught something different? What if they taught God was full of grace and there is no "other side"? What if it's God's grace that not only brings salvation, but also teaches us to say no to sin and yes to Jesus? The irony is that many of us have thought that moving "beyond grace" to "something meatier" is what brings obedience and maturity. This couldn't be further from the truth!