June 18, 2010

"I'm awful!" and "I'm awesome!" BOTH miss the point...

"Pharisee-type believers unconsciously think they have earned God’s blessing through their behavior. Guilt-laden believers  are quite sure they have forfeited God’s blessing through their lack of discipline or their disobedience. Both have forgotten the meaning of grace because they have moved away from the gospel and have slipped into a performance relationship with God…Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace." -Jerry Bridges
Jun 18, 2010 10:44:31 AM | the Gospel

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jeff

Hey Bob, long time since I've read the blog, but I cleaned out my RSS and able to read again! Thanks for the quote, I think it speaks to the heart of the matter and that is one of balance.

One of my prof's used to say "those who have been forgiven much, love much" and that always reminds me of the proper attitude that we should have. A holy life (whatever that looks like these days) born not out of self-awesomeness but instead out of knowing the depths of the grace and love of God.

Posted by: jeff | June 18, 2010 at 04:57 PM

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