DOES ABSOLUTE GRACE PROMOTE LICENTIOUSNESS?

What is the helper's rule of life? By what standard must our lives be governed, as the children of God in this world? How should we behave? What principles are we to live by, as we walk before God and men in this world? These are questions which concern all of God's children. REALLY, NONE OF GOD'S PEOPLE ARE LAWLESS, REBELLIOUS ANTINOMIANS. We all want to honor God, we all want to do the will of God. We all want to do what is right. A person who is chosen, redeemed, and regenerated by the grace of God has a principle of godliness and righteousness created in his heart. Such a person wants to live in a manner that is honoring to God, for the glory of Christ.

But there is great controversy raging at this time about law and grace. Men tell me that by refusing to preach the law of Moses as a rule of life for God's people, I am promoting licentiousness. They tell me that to preach pure grace, all grace, absolute grace is to promote ungodliness among God's people. I am often accused of being an antinomian, I will leave it for others to judge my conduct, as they will. But you who hear me preach and read my writings on a regular basis will bear me witness, THE GOSPEL OF GOD'S GRACE IN CHRIST WHICH I PREACH TO YOU CANNOT BE JUSTLY CHARGED WITH SUCH HEDIOUS TENDENCIES. The gospel I preach promotes the highest standards of godliness and moral righteousness. If you and I endeavor to obey the gospel of God's grace our lives will be well governed. The gospel of the grace of God is a pure gospel.

YOU WHO LIVE BY THE GOSPEL GIVE EVIDENCE OF ITS PURITY. Without any legal constraint, without any legal fears, you willingly serve our God. His love causes you to love him. His grace causes you to be gracious. The sacrifice of Christ causes you to be sacrificial. Why do you do what you do? The love of Christ constrains you. We need no law, and will have no law, but the law of the gospel, as it is exemplified in our Lord - L O V E.