Costly Grace -- is it lacking in churches during our time

Crabtownboy · Jan 23, 2012

I hear little about what it will cost a person to follow Christ from my tradition ... Baptist. But Christ never promised an easy life if we follow him. Costly grace ... as D. Bonhoeffer said following Christ may be costly, it may cost you your life. What say ye about costly grace? This quote if from Bonhoeffer's book, "The Cost of Discipleship".

"Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake of one will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.
Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: "ye were bought at a price," and and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. . .
. . . Grace is costly because it compels a man to submit to the yoke of Christ and follow him; it is grace because Jesus says: "my yoke is easy and my burden light."

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nodak · Jan 25, 2012

Free grace is the most costly grace there can be, costing Jesus His life.

Trying to add ANY works to it insults Him, imho.

jaigner · Jan 25, 2012

Crabtownboy said: ↑

I hear little about what it will cost a person to follow Christ from my tradition ... Baptist. But Christ never promised an easy life if we follow him.
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It is missing, indeed, and it's a travesty.

And some of those here who think they're so doctrinally sound are the worst perpetrators.

gb93433 · Jan 28, 2012

Salvation cost me nothing. Obedience may cost me everything except salvation.

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