Faith Working Through Love: Fallen From Grace

Sunday we will continue our series through Galatians. We’re moving from the Apostle Paul’s theological argument to his applications. This week we’ll consider the seriousness of turning to traditions of men or the law of God to prove or improve our standing with God. Paul presents the binary options of law or grace, faith or works. It reminds me of Jesus’ thought that you can’t serve God and money, you have to choose.

The challenge is that my life doesn’t always function this way. I would argue that I’m trusting in Christ alone by faith alone in grace alone, but then I find myself defending my performance as proof of my self-righteousness. In those moments I’m not glorying in the grace of God through Jesus, rather I’m glorying in my performance. My desire is to live in the grace of God, but I often fall away from grace.

The binary choice calls me in that moment of self awareness to repent and look to Christ for grace. So join us Sunday, and consider the struggle to live in the grace provide through Jesus.