Comments on: When we don’t believe in grace

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 20:10:05 +0000

Grace, grace and more grace. I am so thankful this gift from God. I sometimes think we don’t feel we deserve it either so it isn’t discussed . so glad I too attend a church where grace is preached. Now just to live that way every moment.. good thoughts, Lisa!

By: floyd

floyd — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:28:03 +0000

I grew up in a legalistic church and it turned me off, or gave me an excuse to live the prodigal life. I grasped grace most of my life even when I wasn’t living like it. To glimpse the nature of this flesh and know that God has chosen me, provides and protects, leaves me with the deep understanding of his unmerited favor that He calls grace.

Excellent reminder and post, Lisa.

By: Ceil

Ceil — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:49:08 +0000

Hi Lisa! I am very fortunate to have been raised in a tradition that always included grace. Where would I be without it? Grace, to me, is the very love of God poured out on me to make me more like Him. I can decide to grab it, or ignore it, but it’s there.
Why would I ignore such a gift? Give me grace all the days of my life 🙂
Blessings,
Ceil

By: Wayne Davies

Wayne Davies — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:05:07 +0000

Wonderful summary of a wonderful chapter!

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:09:53 +0000

I just finished this chapter this morning and am wondering how I totally missed the sentence in your graphic. What a neat analogy. I’ve heard about grace ever since I started going to the church I went to in high school, but one error I run into most often is “grace and…” People say they are saved by grace and dependent on God’s grace to live, but then they elevate their personal standards to almost the same level of the ten commandments and severely judge everyone else who doesn’t do the same. They seem to miss that their standards should be an outflow of their desire to live for God’s glory, not a means of obtaining His favor, and that He desires us to show that grace to others as well. We can so easily get off track – I am so thankful that He graciously keeps working with us and correcting us.

By: Andrew Budek-Schmeisser

Andrew Budek-Schmeisser — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:23:29 +0000

Great post, Lisa. I had never really places grace into conscious mind, save simply accepting it and getting on with life.

I try to do the best I can, but I know that it simply won’t be enough, and know that the bridge called grace will carry me the rest of the way home.

By: Bill (cycleguy)

Bill (cycleguy) — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:01:43 +0000

The greatest day of my life was when I learned about Grace. I can never get enough.