grace and truth

grace & truth


Guilt is something I grapple with constantly. I know that God's love is abounding, but I also know that He chooses to love. I always wondered if it was possible for God to stop loving a person. God's grace is what allows me to approach Him. With truth alone, I am further distanced from Him. But as a Christian matures, grace is a given. I know my Father in heaven loves me and has chosen to reach out to me. But to end there is meaningless. I have gained nothing but a "get out of jail free" card, an excuse, to continue to lead the sinful life I lived. The very truth of my sin and God's immeasurable holiness and purity is highlighted by the laws. But by grace I am able to pursue a relationship with the Holy of Holies while knowing this truth.  Is God someone who just points out my faults? Is He someone who just pardons my sins? Or is He someone that I want to know in intimacy because He accepts me for the sinner I am?


Grace without truth is meaningless because one can not come to appreciate how lovely it really is. And truth without grace is meaningless because it is binding everyone to an eternal fate without God. By grace in truth I can embark on a journey that is glorifying to God.