Affirming that God doesn’t love
us on the basis of our keeping within his paths does not require us to act as
though he has left us without good direction. In church circles where the beauties of grace are
passionately proclaimed, some people inevitably will worry whether a gospel
emphasis opens the door to
licentiousness.
However, others will begin to wonder if it is any longer appropriate to
challenge one another to be holy, or to correct anyone who does not follow
Scripture’s mandates. Grace does not forbid giving directions, promises,
corrections, and warnings. Only
cruelty would forbid such help.
Bryan Chapell in Holiness
by Grace, p.126
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