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“AWAKE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND DO NOT SIN;
FOR SOME DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. I SPEAK THIS TO YOUR SHAME.”

1 Cor. 15:34

In making such a statement, Paul is not preaching sinless perfection.
In another place he said:

“I DO NOT SET ASIDE THE GRACE OF GOD, FOR IF RIGHTEOUSNESS
COMES THROUGH THE LAW, THEN CHRIST DIED IN VAIN.”
Gal. 2:21

However, in holding a balanced perspective between law and grace, we must also take note that Paul
explicitly states that God’s grace is not to become a spiritual license to continue to practice sin as a
believer:

“WHAT SHALL I SAY THEN? SHALL WE CONTINUE IN SIN THAT GRACE MAY ABOUND? CERTAINLY NOT!
HOW SHALL WE WHO DIED TO SIN LIVE ANY LONGER IN IT… FOR SIN SHALL NOT HAVE DOMINION
OVER YOU, FOR YOU ARE NOT UNDER LAW BUT UNDER GRACE.”
Rom. 6:1-2, 6:14

As a minister for nearly 30 years, I have observed two classes of extreme teachers who tend to
abuse the boundaries God has placed around certain popular doctrines in His Word.
Those two classes of teachers are:

1. FFAAIITTHH AND 2. GGRRAACCEE
TTEEAACCHHEERRSS TTEEAACCHHEERRSS

As these two passages of

“…THERE WILL BE prophetic Scriptures reveal, this is “…I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO
FALSE TEACHERS AMONG not a new problem in the Body of WRITE TO YOU EXHORTING
YOU, WHO WILL SECRETLY Christ. There were abuses in the YOU TO CONTEND
BRING IN DESTRUCTIVE EARNESTLY
HERESIES… AND MANY WILL doctrines of faith and grace in FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS
FOLLOW THEIR DESTRUCTIVE Peter’s day as well as in Jude’s.
WAYS, BECAUSE OF WHOM ONCE FOR ALL DELIVERED TO
What the Body of Christ has THE SAINTS.
THE WAY OF TRUTH suffered in the 80’s and 90’s
WILL BE BLASPHEMED. through the “Faith For Prosperity FOR CERTAIN MEN HAVE
BY COVETOUSNESS THEY WILL Gospel” is presently happening in CREPT IN UNNOTICED…
the first decade of the 2000’s with
EXPLOIT YOU WITH the abuse of the doctrine of grace WHO TURN
DECEPTIVE WORDS…” in its relationship to sin in the life THE GRACE OF OUR GOD
INTO LICENTIOUSNESS…”
2 Peter 2:1-3
Jude 3-4

of the believer.

I personally have heard certain grace teachers on the radio presenting concepts about grace and its

relationship to sin that are diametrically opposed to Paul’s concepts as stated above. Through the

unbiblical concept of “pre-forgiveness of sin” (“every sin I ever will commit is already forgiven under the

Blood of Jesus”), the message of grace is subtly being presented as a theological license to continue in

sin. If my sins are pre-forgiven, then it doesn’t really matter if I do continue to sin. This is a grave error!

In light of today’s often abuse in the teaching of God’s grace, I want to take this opportunity to highly
recommend to you two different teachings I have done on this subject. One is in book form and the
other in an extensive DVD series. God’s people must hold a proper balance between what the
Scripture presents as saving grace and enabling grace. Sadly, only half the truth is being emphasized
about God’s grace.

DVD series: Book:
$25.00 ea $8.95 ea
(164 pages,
(13 hours of teachings Highly
on four DVD discs) Illustrated)