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True Grace
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
From all of the NT, we need to understand that God’s grace is given
when believers INITIALLY receive the precious Holy Spirit within.
However, this grace/salvation is NOT guaranteed to last forever!
Believers can be cut off by God, and grace can be lost …
For example:
“You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law;
you have fallen from grace.” (Galatians 5:4)
False Grace
Grace-only, cheap-grace, hyper-grace, easy-believism are called antinomianism!
This is the notion that a one-time justification saves … apart from sanctification.
But, this is an “incomplete” understanding of God’s wonderful free gift of grace!
It is incomplete because God’s grace is intended to be made “complete” by the
believer doing his part in his salvation … co-operating with the precious Holy Spirit
… as He works to fully sanctify the believer unto holiness!
The problem with easy-believism is it allows those who are NOT walking in obedience
to live comfortably with a false sense of assurance leading to tragedy (as in Matthew 7:21-23).
It encourages people living in hypocrisy, disobedience, and sin, by offering them a false assurance.
QUESTION … Why would deceived “grace-only” people fear the Lord?
Some “fear of the Lord” Scripture verses
“some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches,
saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives.” (Jude 4, NLT)
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather
fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)
“… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12)
“… beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1)
“Let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
For our God is a devouring fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29)
“And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.” (Luke 1:50)
“And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit …” (Acts 9:31)
“But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness
is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:35)
“Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches,
He may not spare you either. (Romans 11:20-21)
“… be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
… conduct yourselves during the time of your stay here in fear” (1 Peter 1:15-17)
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10)
“I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” (Jeremiah 32:40)
Dr. Michael Brown explains the critical danger of hyper-grace
on several of Sid Roth’s TV programs, which are available on YouTube.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
From all of the NT, we need to understand that God’s grace is given
when believers INITIALLY receive the precious Holy Spirit within.
However, this grace/salvation is NOT guaranteed to last forever!
Believers can be cut off by God, and grace can be lost …
For example:
“You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law;
you have fallen from grace.” (Galatians 5:4)
False Grace
Grace-only, cheap-grace, hyper-grace, easy-believism are called antinomianism!
This is the notion that a one-time justification saves … apart from sanctification.
But, this is an “incomplete” understanding of God’s wonderful free gift of grace!
It is incomplete because God’s grace is intended to be made “complete” by the
believer doing his part in his salvation … co-operating with the precious Holy Spirit
… as He works to fully sanctify the believer unto holiness!
The problem with easy-believism is it allows those who are NOT walking in obedience
to live comfortably with a false sense of assurance leading to tragedy (as in Matthew 7:21-23).
It encourages people living in hypocrisy, disobedience, and sin, by offering them a false assurance.
QUESTION … Why would deceived “grace-only” people fear the Lord?
Some “fear of the Lord” Scripture verses
“some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches,
saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives.” (Jude 4, NLT)
“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather
fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)
“… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12)
“… beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1)
“Let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
For our God is a devouring fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29)
“And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.” (Luke 1:50)
“And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit …” (Acts 9:31)
“But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness
is accepted by Him.” (Acts 10:35)
“Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches,
He may not spare you either. (Romans 11:20-21)
“… be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
… conduct yourselves during the time of your stay here in fear” (1 Peter 1:15-17)
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10)
“I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” (Jeremiah 32:40)
Dr. Michael Brown explains the critical danger of hyper-grace
on several of Sid Roth’s TV programs, which are available on YouTube.
