I beg to differ from the view that Grace flows! Flow it does, but not to where I am lazing around in bed! I need to make that least effort of seeking it. Take for example all those incidents in the life of Jesus, all those who were cured of their various ailments. It is true that Jesus cured them. But it is not that Jesus went hunting for them. He went about and each of them made a valiant effort to place themselves in His path. Some had to stalk Jesus, a few others had to beg and convince Him to heal them. A few were helped by friends and family.
If Grace was something so free and readily available, as most of us conceive of it, then Jesus would (should) have merely waved His hand and cured them all. He didn't at all have to leave his carpenter's workshop nor would anyone have to leave their bed!
I suppose this is what Dietrich Bonhoeffer also meant when he spoke of 'cheap grace' and 'costly grace'.
If Grace was something so free and readily available, as most of us conceive of it, then Jesus would (should) have merely waved His hand and cured them all. He didn't at all have to leave his carpenter's workshop nor would anyone have to leave their bed!
I suppose this is what Dietrich Bonhoeffer also meant when he spoke of 'cheap grace' and 'costly grace'.
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