I loved this post from author and pastor Ray Ortlund. It’s a great reminder that we need to examine ourselves and correct ourselves. We who are truth-oriented, or in Ray’s words, “all certainty,” when it comes to every area of theology, need to go out of our way to affirm grace and choose humility. We who are grace-oriented, or as Ray says, “all openness,” need to go out of our way to affirm God’s revealed truth and anchor ourselves to it.

This article by Greg Morse is vitally important. Its message, which has been on my heart a long time, is this: on the one hand, it’s true that we are sinners saved by grace, meaning for now we are still sinners. On the other hand, when we talk about how normal sin is, suggesting it’s inevitable that we as Christians sin, we are really missing something vital about Christ’s empowering grace.

Here are some thoughts about grace and truth and our need for both, in an age where some are all truth and no grace and others are all grace and no truth. 

While the Christian life is certainly fraught with temptations and struggles, Christ’s work on our behalf is sufficient to give us victory over sin so it does not master us.

Last month, The New York Times ran a feature story about Maddi Runkles, a high school senior and straight A-student at a private Christian school in Boonsboro, Maryland, who became pregnant. 

In May 2017, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Adam Miller about his book Grace: A Bigger View of God's Love. In this clip he talks about the purpose of his condensed devotional. See their website for more information. 

In May 2017, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Adam Miller about his book Grace: A Bigger View of God's Love. In this clip, he talks about God's plan with grace. See their website for more information. 

In May 2017, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Adam Miller about his book Grace: A Bigger View of God's Love. In this clip, he talks about how his Grace book can help others as they face difficult things. See their website for more information. 

In May 2017, Randy Alcorn was interviewed by Adam Miller about his book Grace: A Bigger View of God's Love. In this clip, he connects grace and challenges. See their website for more information.