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The Bible describes Jesus as one who is “full
of grace and truth” (John
1:14,17) Our goal in following Jesus is to likewise be full
of grace and truth. The two go together. To divorce them creates
an inauthentic Christianity. Truth without grace is oppressive;
grace without truth is permissive. Truth points us to God’s
grace. Grace is his undeserved favor given through Jesus Christ
in forgiving our sins, adopting us into His family and healing us.
Uniting grace and truth means, among other things, that God’s
Spirit is placing in our hearts a desire to be:
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