Hyper-Grace

Have you ever heard the term hyper-grace, or false grace?  From what I understand it is circulating in some churches today.  The teaching says that once you are saved you never have to repent again and confess your sins because all your sins have been forgiven, past, present and future.  

Did Christ die for all the sins in the world?  Yes, He did.  So, does that mean that we never have to repent again, if we are believers?  First I want to say this, I am not here to argue with anyone about this but to point out some things that I see in God’s Word that I don’t think line up with this teaching.  Before I get into this let me say this, I’m very troubled by altar calls for salvation that don’t include repentance and don’t even mention the condition of the people before they make a commitment to receive the Lord.

John the Baptist talked about repentance before he would baptize anyone, except Jesus who had nothing to repent of because He had never sinned.  Read Matthew 3:1-2, “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Now read verses 7-10 in that same chapter, “But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: and think not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”

Even Jesus when He started preaching, preached repentance, read Matthew 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

And what is the Word for and what is its purpose?  Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”  These things are what the Word is for and, if it is used in this way, everyone will experience the truth.

Read what Paul said in Acts 17:29-31, “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.” 

Now getting back to the hyper-grace doctrine, read these scriptures and pray about them and ask the Lord what the real truth is and let him speak to you about them.  

Read what happened in the Corinthian church Paul speaking. Read 2 Corinthians 7:8-11, “For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”  Wow, they repented!!

Then you can read James 5:14-16, “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

And then read about the churches in Revelations chapter 2 and what the Lord said to them.

And think about this, why is 1 John 1:9 in the Bible?  Read that verse, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  The way I see what the Bible says, is when we sin as a Christian we need to repent and ask the Lord to forgive us and to restore us.  I have given you something to think about and I hope this will help you and encourage you in your walk with the Lord!!  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you all have a super day!!