- Tue, Apr 20, 2010
- Doctrine and Theology, Grace and Truth
Jesus: full of grace and truth (audio)
Randy Alcorn teaches from John 1 at the Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center.
Randy Alcorn teaches from John 1 at the Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center.
Conservatives emphasize truth (morals), liberals emphasize grace (compassion).
Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What truth do people need to hear?"
Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Why do we need a balance of grace and truth?"
Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Why is it important to hear truth conveyed with grace?"
Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Do we water down the impact and importance of the grace and truth of God?"
Recorded on Big Change Moments.
Recorded on Big Change Moments.
I think the key may be that there are different kinds of seeking spoken of in Scripture.
The unregenerate person in a Christ-centered church is easier to understand if we compare to a nominal Buddhist or a Muslim or Mormon or Christian Scientist. They may be sincere, and they may be seeking and they certainly may do any number of works in the name of their religion. They may even live as “better people” as a result. But not only are they not saved (they don’t know Jesus), they are not even “true Mormons” or “true Muslims,” but only ...
Some people do not become Christians, and if God knows what people are going to choose regarding their salvation, why does he let them choose hell? How is that fair? Especially since God loves them. Doesn’t that contradict the plan that God has for humankind? How could that make God not be a failure, allowing people to go to hell.”
This is a classic question, and you are not the first to propose it. The answer is two-fold, one from God’s view, and one from man’s view. However, let me first say that the only place God ...