Two camps rules & grace
It has never been two camps. There is only one camp that matters, are Gods people, the
Kingdom of Heaven.
In the Kingdom the rules reign, and forgiveness, mercy, love, patience, holiness are part of
its life blood.
The difference in the end is how does intellectual knowledge become heart knowledge?
And my answer is putting the words into action.
A testimony that struck me was a young man who was seeking God and knew the ideas
but his heart was not moved. A time came when he learnt his father had cancer, and
was likely to die. They had never spoken much, but on learning the news son and father
embraced. In his mind he now saw and understood Christ.
Emotional points of what matters to you, unlocking love, at a core heart level is where
God moves. When you care about the future and what happens to those around you,
the words are no longer ideas in your head, then are actual realities in your daily life.
We are often so hard hearted, though we say we know Christ, the things that matter to
us are so well defended, no one really breaks through and Jesus is just another strategy
that makes sense currently. So not surprisingly odd theories about money, success,
health, wealth, an easy life are very, very appealing.