Paul quickly goes from chapter 2 (2: 8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not of yourselves, it is a gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.") to this: 5: 5 "For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person - such a person is an idolater - has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."
Well which is it? Are we saved by grace or are we saved because we aren't immoral, impure, or greedy? Paul needs to make up his mind.
Have you made up your mind? Do you know why you're saved? Is it because you're a good person or because of God's grace?
I think we all know the right words to say, but do we really believe it?
Is it possible to really believe that God loves us so much that it doesn't matter how immoral, impure, or greedy we are that we are still forgiven?
Grace is is easy to understand but impossible to comprehend because God is so much better at loving than we are.
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