Though lip service is paid to the gospel of grace, many Christians live
as if it is only personal discipline and self denial that will mold the
perfect me. The
emphasis is on what I do
rather than on what God is doing… How could the gospel of Christ be
truly called “Good News” if God is a righteous judge rewarding the good
and punishing the evil? Did Jesus really have to come to reveal that
terrifying message? How could the revelation of God in Christ Jesus be
accurately called “news” since the old testament carried the same theme,
or “good” with the threat of punishment hanging like a dark cloud over
the valley of history?
-Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, pp.18-19
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