{"id":3417,"date":"2018-04-23T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:41:04","slug":"revival-2018-costly-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/04\/23\/revival-2018-costly-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Revival 2018 – Costly Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In this unique time in history, when we have access to more information faster than ever before, knowledge and information are not necessarily making things better. While our world is in turmoil, Christianity has been marginalized and seems to have an ever decreasing impact on society. Why is this?<\/p>\n

One reason is, in the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we have cheapened God\u2019s grace. Cheap grace is the enjoyment of all the benefits of God’s grace without the price of repentance, forgiveness, or submission to God. Bonhoeffer’s response would be “costly grace,” which is the grace that Jesus Christ offered in the Gospels – grace that demands a response.<\/p>\n

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Series Playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\"Elizabeth\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth City EMC Podcast\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Top 5 List: Children's Responses to Parents When Confronted<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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