Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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How Bonhoeffer Defined Cheap Grace
Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Bonhoeffer doesn’t know what he’s talking about!!!
I’m just kidding of course. I’m just having so much fun on the other post that I’m tempted to disagree just for the sake of argument. But I can’t disagree with Bonhoeffer, he is exactly right. Every time I read The Cost of Discipleship it makes me question my own Christianity…I’m pretty weak you know…
I have heard many definitions of ‘cheap grace’ over the years. This ranks at the top! No repentance – no confession – no cross, just a satisfied conscience.
For 20 years I offered forgiveness for every ‘sorry’ or ‘oops’ or ‘gift’ – but there was no repentance or life change and eventually he walked away anyway.
So glad to have learned what God’s forgiveness is like and how amazingly different my life is today – by His Grace.
It only costs me humility – and everything else!