Deadly Delusions in Today's Church: The Delusion of Grace 2

Deadly Delusions in Today's Church: The Delusion of Grace 2
Brad Reiches
Jul 2 2008 10:48AM

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Evangelizing the Church in the Age of Delusion

  "Deadly Delusions in Today's Church"

EVANGELIZING THE CHURCH IN THE ERA OF DELUSION

"They did not receive the love of the truth...

For this reason God will send upon them a

deluding influence so that they will believe

what is false..."

2 Thessalonians 2:10-11

#2.  The Delusion of Grace - part 2

You hear it EVERYWHERE!  On the radio, television, talk shows and Christian periodicals.  I've heard it THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of times over the past decade!  Virtually anytime somebody talks about "obedience," or "repentance" or "the wages of sin," it's the same response:

"We are no longer under law but under grace."

And everytime I've heard, I mean, EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE HEARD IT!, it is used in precisely the way that the Bible warns against!  I'm tellin' ya', the scripture passage that says, "We are no longer under law but under grace" (Romans 6:14,15), has got to be the most misinterpreted and abused Bible reference in the history of mankind!

"What exactly do you mean, pastor Brad?"  Oh, I'm so glad you asked.

First of all, the statement, "We are no longer under law but under grace," is found in two places only, as previously described (see Romans 6:14,15).  The context is irrefuteably clear:

When the Bible says "We are no longer

under law but under grace" it is

warning that "grace" is never

to be used as an excuse for sin.

And yet, everytime time I hear it used, I mean, EVERY SINGLE TIME!, it is used for that very thing...AN EXCUSE FOR SIN.  On the rare occaision that a preacher is talking about "holiness," and/or "righteousness" and/or "obedience," invariably someone will refute the teaching by declaring "We are no longer under law but under grace."

And Christian talk show hosts are NOTORIOUS for such antics!  Time and time and TIME AGAIN!  I hear some "seeker-sensitive talking head" mangle the scripture by taking out of context the statement "We are no longer under law but under grace," and insodoing tragically fulfill the scripture which says they,

"...Will mislead many."

-see Matthew 24:11,24