The Lord's mercy can provoke repentance

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: Balancing grace and holiness is difficult, but necessary for Christians. Some ministries focus too much on legalism and holiness, while others focus too much on grace and ignore holiness. Jesus models the perfect balance between the two, as seen in his interactions with the adulterous woman and Zacchaeus. We should strive to show mercy and sympathy to those who sin, while also maintaining holiness as an important value in the Christian life. This approach will lead to more effective evangelism and healthier churches.

Devotionals based on Galatians 6

1 The Church must have a balanced position

2 Consider yourself lest you too be tempted

3 Breaking ties takes time and patience

4 Restoration Churches Needed

5 God is a God of mercy

6 When we sin against God there is always some kind of cost

7 The terrible cost of sin

8 Fall into the trap of sin

9 The balance between justice and mercy

10 The Lord's mercy can provoke repentance

11 Trade destructive patterns for healthy ones

12 The balance between the instruments we use

The mixture of grace and holiness, the mixture of justice and mercy, the combination in one personality with clarity and integrity is a very difficult mixture to sustain. We are generally going to lean in one direction or another.

That is why there are ministries today that are characterized or by a rigidity and a destructive and harmful legalism, where everything is commandment and holiness, and obligations or ministries where we see the opposite, where everything is grace, patience, God loves you, don't worry, He is with you, He is to bless you, to help you, and the part of the Christian's responsibility to live a life of holiness and integrity before a holy God is not mentioned much.

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