| Monday, January 4, 2010 |
| Grace |
I'm back reading the book "What's So Amazing About Grace" by Philip Yancey, thanks to Father Vince McLaughlin. It's taken me almost a year to actually read it. I read about 8 chapters then quit and decided I needed to reread it all to get the full impact. I'm so glad that I've pushed myself to finish reading it. This book has stretched my mind quite a bit about what grace is, what Christianity is and how we've distorted it.
The big impact for the day is this: When did we lose sight of the message of the Gospel and started putting morality in the forefront? Wow, what a thought. Philip Yancey wrote a chapter on the focus on morality as Christians and how in the New Testament there is little focus on non-Christians and morality, but a good amount on Christians and morality. It's true, when did we forget the real reason why we are Christians? When did we become moral police officers? I want to love and preach the real message of Christ, not patrol moral decisions. (This does not mean that I agree with immoral choices, please do not misunderstand.) As I am writing this I realize that I have been scared to preach the gospel for this very reason. I've been thinking that I need to challenge morals when really all I need to do is share God's love and give grace.
Cara |
posted by Cara Jane @ 12:57 PM  |
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Name: Cara Jane
Home: New Orleans, LA, United States
About Me: I'm a Jesus girl, first and foremost. I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister and aunt. I have a very full life that I am bobbing and weaving through and trying my very best to get out of the way and allow God to guide me.
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