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INTRODUCTION
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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These days, the world is full of people arguing over the truth.
This past week, I heard with my own ears a dialogue between a news correspondent and a politician that went like this:
Todd & Giuliani
"Truth is truth," Newsman [Todd] said in response.
"No, no, it isn't truth," Politician [Giuliani] said.
"Truth isn't truth.”
Mohandas Gandhi, "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it"
Pearl Bailey, “You never find yourself until you face the truth.”
These days, the world is full of people arguing over the truth.
People argue about “truth” on social media.
In politics, our nation is divided over what is “true.”
Sadly, international terrorists are willing to kill, in order to promote their “truths.”
Truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley, “Truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”
Jesus Christ, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
People argue about “truth” on social media.
In politics, our nation is divided over what is “true.”
But the opening of John’s gospel reminds us of what is special about Jesus.
He came from the Father, “full of grace and truth.”
In Jesus Christ, grace and truth are joined.
His life and his message show the beauty and the power of grace and truth, walking hand-in-hand.
From Jesus, we can learn something about how to walk and speak in the world today, through grace and truth.
But the opening of John’s gospel reminds us of what is special about Jesus.
He came from the Father, “full of grace and truth.”
Jesus did something WITH TRUTH that most people are willing to do—HE IMMERSED HIMSELF in its consequences!
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
When I joined the Marines during Vietnam, I had friends who joined the peace demonstrations.
I honestly has little respect for most of them because I felt it was an escape from truth.
They weren’t really protesting war, they were protecting themselves from potential harm.
They were unwilling to LIVE the consequences of truth.
When they got draft notices, they fled to Canada.
I met Pvt Piper in boot camp, a skinny frail man who was also a demonstrator who got drafted and showed up as a Conscientious Objector.
He said, “I abhor war, so I came to serve as a Medic.”
[He planned to go Navy and serve Marines after boot camp]
Especially when others who objected joined the military
His “protest” was heard louder than all the others because he was willing to live the consequences in service to others”
In Jesus, grace and truth are joined inseparably together to serve others!
His life and his message show the beauty and the power of grace and truth.
From Jesus, we can learn something about how to walk and speak in the world today, through grace and truth.
This morning, in the final week of our four-week series on God’s grace, it seems appropriate to end the series with the Master of both...
We learn from Jesus about the power of a message spoken in grace, peace, and truth.
Jesus showed us that apart from grace, we cannot really speak the truth, and apart from the truth, we are not really speaking words of grace.
The peace of God comes when grace and truth are joined in action.
And in Jesus, we see our perfect example.
John’s gospel continues...
A more literal reading is:
“From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” ( NRSV).
The NIV substitutes “one blessing after another” for “grace upon grace.”
But why argue over translation?
I believe John was searching for a way to communicate that God’s grace is multi- layered.
If we walk with him 50 years, we will discover again and again the God who beckons us (in C.S. Lewis’ happy phrase) to come “farther up and farther in.”
But take note: if we are determined to think of grace as merely a ticket to heaven, there is no farther up and farther in, either in this life or the next.
Why come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip our toes in the ocean?
The NIV says “grace in place of grace.”
But John is communicating much more to us.
God’s grace is multi- layered!
“From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” ( NRSV).
The NIV substitutes “one blessing after another” for “grace upon grace.”
But why argue over translation?
I believe John was searching for a way to communicate that God’s grace is multi- layered.
If we walk with him 50 years, we will discover again and again the God who beckons us (in C.S. Lewis’ happy phrase) to come “farther up and farther in.”
But take note: if we are determined to think of grace as merely a ticket to heaven, there is no farther up and farther in, either in this life or the next.
Why come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip our toes in the ocean?
The depth of grace is greater than a one time salvation event, or a series of sins being forgiven, or even the strength to live day to day—it is multi-layered and included all these PLUS much more.
Grace is FOREVER; it extends INTO ETERNITY!
God’s grace is multi- layered.
If we walk with him 50 years, we will discover again and again the God who beckons us (in C.S. Lewis’ happy phrase) to come “farther up and farther in.”
But take note: if we are determined to think of grace as merely a ticket to heaven, there is no farther up and farther in, either in this life or the next.
Why come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip our toes in the ocean?
If we walk with God 50 years, we still continue to discover depths of grace again and again!
that God’s grace is multi- layered.
If we walk with him 50 years, we will discover again and again the God who beckons us (in C.S. Lewis’ happy phrase) to come “farther up and farther in.”
But take note: if we are determined to think of grace as merely a ticket to heaven, there is no farther up and farther in, either in this life or the next.
Why come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip our toes in the ocean?
If we walk with him 50 years, we will discover again and again the God who beckons us (in C.S. Lewis’ happy phrase) to come “farther up and farther in.”
But take note: if we are determined to think of grace as merely a ticket to heaven, there is no farther up and farther in, either in this life or the next.
Why come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip our toes in the ocean?
One author asked, "Why do so many children of God come to the shores of God’s grace only to dip their toes in the ocean?”
It is because people close their minds to God after becoming His child!
One sure indicator of a mind is the firm conviction that we have this “Jesus thing” figured out.
The religiously-closed mind is only interested in exporting its own brand of spirituality.
One sure indicator of a religiously-closed mind is the firm conviction that we have this “Jesus thing” figured out.
The religiously-closed mind is only interested in exporting its brand of spirituality.
We need to discover that it’s impossible to drink in God’s grace if we do nothing but tell others how to live.
The religiously-closed mind is only interested in exporting its brand of spirituality.
We need to discover that it’s impossible to drink in God’s grace if we do nothing but tell others how to live.
reminds us,
reminds us, “But he gives us more grace.
That is why Scripture says ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”
More grace.
Greater grace.
All the more grace.
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