So what do you girls think of this statement, "Cheap grace is the grace that we bestow on ourselves" (44-or chapter one, page 2) vs "Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will gladly go and sell all that he has"(45-or chapter 1, pg 3)?
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This whole idea of cheap vs costly grace I am guessing will be the basis of the book. As I read into chapter 2, I started thinking about what distinguishes costly grace from works based salvation.
The grace that Bon calls "cheap grace" is the grace I have always thought is the grace that God gives. Jesus covers a multitude of sins and we are covered by his blood right?
Bon says that we are called to be disciples to receive the real grace that exists. However, do we really "receive" the grace, if it is something we have to do something for first?
The stories in the second chapter of Levi and others implied that even though Jesus called the people to follow him, they had to do something first. Yes, we too are called to follow, but I think that can be done with the Romans 9:8, "if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved".
I am not understanding what Bon wants people to do. Value their salvation more? Live life among the poor?
I think I am understanding more and more what it looks like to give control of my life over to Christ, but I feel that Bon says you need to give over everything right away or you aren't a Christian... where does the process of sanctification fit in?
Hope some of this made sense;-)
I also though the quote on page 63 (chapt 2) was interesting to think about, "They must burn their boats and plunge into absolutely insecurity in order to learn the demand and the gift of Christ."
So far, that line has helped me best understand what Bon means by costly grace.
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