Sloppy Grace & Naive Thinking
I am going to get up on a soapbox for a moment today. I won’t apologize for my rant. I think people in the church need to hear it. There are two schools of thought (actually more but for the moment two I’m going to talk about) that are slipping into our churches and lowing the integrity of the church. The concept of sloppy grace has oozed its way into the churches. It’s the everything you do is okay as long as you repent theory. It’s the “I can go out and commit every sin possible and God will always love me anyhow”. It’s the concept of “once saved always saved” mentality. Just because you mumbled a prayer once it does not save you from your sin. God wants us to strive for a holy and righteous lifestyle. This does not mean if you mess up, then He’s going to drop a piano on your head and send you to hell. It’s not like that at all. But use this for example, if I go up and smack you then say I’m sorry...
Anna,
ReplyDeleteThis resonates with me. I thought I would share a prophetic word that Apostle Axel Sippach shared with his facebook community. He works closely with Apostle John Eckhardt.
"Be it unto me according to Thy word:"
2000 years ago, after God had not spoken to Israel for 400 years, there came a season called "the fullness of time," where a door from the invisible realm of heaven opened up inside the womb of a young virgin. God spoke the Word - the power of the Spirit overshadowed her - she received and conceived. And 9 months later Israel's Messiah - our Messiah - was born.
I believe this New Year - 2013 - will be a "fullness of time" season for many in the body of Christ concerning their destinies, where a door from the invisible realm of heaven will open in their spiritual womb, and they will hear God speak a "now word" to them regarding their future. And in that holy visitation, they will receive and conceive that "new thing" they have been seeking the Lord about.
"Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the WOMB OF THE MORNING: thou hast the dew of thy youth." Psalm 110:3
Amen :-) Thanks again for letting me share this with your church. Anytime I get to minister it's always an honor!
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