Sin V Grace

Hi Rog
I have been exploring some of the most frequent objections to our position and wish to address each of them in a separate post. The finalised answers to these objections can become topics in the FAQ page of the website.

Those of us proposing G.R.A.C.E. (God Restores All Creation Eventually) are often accused of trifling with the seriousness of sin. Because God really hates sin, he can not overlook it as easily as you G.R.A.C.E. people suggest, it is said.

Firstly, sin is serious, deadly serious, since the Bible tells us that "the wages of sin is death." 

It's interesting that some people who make this accusation seem to feel that God can handle their sin OK, and has already done so, but it's other people's sin that is the problem.

Surely if God can handle my sin, forgive me, reconcile me to himself, give me life, he can do the same for others.  My sin is no better or worse than anyone else's.  God hates it all and sent Jesus to deal with it all.

Secondly, I am encouraged by Paul's comment in his letter to the church in Rome, that "where sin increased, grace increased all the more."  It seems to me that God has enough grace, and more, to handle as much sin as we can throw at him.

So, G.R.A.C.E. promoters are not trivialising sin, rather they are applauding and magnifying God's extravagant grace.

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