What is so-called “cheap grace?
” “Cheap grace” refers to the all too common misconception that we can accept Jesus as our Savior and yet somehow simultaneously avoid his lordship.” This means that certain individuals accept the salvation Christ offers but feel little compulsion to follow right conduct. These see grace as a license to sin. Paul spoke against this concept of grace in the Romans letter. Romans 6: 1-11 Why do some emphasize “grace plus nothing?” “Every Christian should realize that Jesus Christ is full of grace and truth, not just grace (John 1: 14). Therefore what I mean by grace plus nothing is not some sort of cheap grace without truth. My intent in naming this letter, Grace Plus Nothing, is to emphasize the Biblical truth, that in the formation of Christian character, God s truth works only through grace, not apart from it. I emphasize grace plus nothing because there has always been a tendency in the body of Christ to preach salvation by grace through faith and then to attempt sanctification and ho
