"Free Grace" Theology

5 Ways It Diminishes the Gospel

De: Wayne Grudem

Narrado por: Tom Parks

What does real, saving faith actually entail? The New Testament repeatedly emphasizes the need for repentance from sin and accompanying good works as evidence of true belief. However, as theologian Wayne Grudem argues in this book, the teachings of the Free Grace movement - which deny that good works need to be present in the life of the justified Christian - undermine the Bible's teaching regarding saving faith.

Drawing from the works of key leaders within the movement, Grudem raises five biblical concerns he has with the Free Grace movement and critiques its central teachings from Scripture and historic Protestantism. In doing so, he helps all Christians understand the true nature of saving faith.

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Respectful and careful critique

Wayne grudem wrote this on the edge of a razor blade. People can be so hypersensitive these days and this stuff is so personal that he had to be very careful to be fair and truthful. I thought he did a great job. He lit the proverbial cigarette in a dynamite factory without everything going up in flames.

Great read.

This is a great reminder that we are justified by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone.

Biblical call & a great reminder in these times

What a great read for believers in these times. We have so many quick non biblical teachers pushing a false narrative. Our Heavenly Father never asks us to do anything to hurt us but to free us from ourselves. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Repentance is just turning away from the direction we are going and confessing is just leaving it at His feet.
Look up the references and reflect on the author’s commentary. Meditate on His Word and ask for clarity.
Great Read -

Sound doctrine.

This was a very comforting reading of a truth, that a true believer should have in his life. Sound doctrine is important to everyone. As long as people have a shollow belief system works like the one that Professor Grudem has are important.

Very informative

This book will help you understand how ‘Free Grace’ has worked into American Churches. As well as help with your Apologetics journey.

Repentance - An Essential Step For Justification

I thought the author did a great job defending repentance as a necessary and essential portion of the gospel message. The gospel is no longer the gospel if we neglect this portion (or any other portion). We should be on guard against watering down the Truths of God.

He doesn’t quite understand basic hermeneutics or have a full grasp on the position he is speaking against.

He doesnt seem to have a clear understanding of what God’s grace is or what those who believe in grace believe.

1. Not once does he even mention or examine the nature of grace and the concept of that grace is a free gift. Which I find odd for a critique of Free Grace Theology.

2. He focuses WAY too much on “church traditions” and what “church fathers” say and their big statements. He points to those things as though they are scripture. It’s concerning. I kept waiting on a biblical response to the claims but instead he used that of the early church (post reformation).

3. When he does use scripture, he rips most verses out of context to fit his theological view instead of letting scripture speak for itself.

4. MANY times instead of giving a direct answer from scripture, he just said “it is implied in scripture”.

5. In an odd attempt to keep his works based salvation theology and simultaneously deny works based theology, he constantly contradicts himself.

6. He says that he agrees that a saved person can fall away, but he is against allowing that person to have any assurance of salvation”. He seems to think it is better to cause believers to have doubts about salvation than to have believers who are carnal. He seems to think that it is healthy for believers to question their salvation.

7. He strongly advocates for works to be the main evidence and basis for assurance of salvation instead of the promises of scripture and the finished work of Christ on the cross.

He had some good points when examining some small fallacies in some of the FG folks’ books regarding definitions. And he seemed to genuinely care about being friends with FG folks, but at best, this is a semi-decent attempt by someone who doesn’t quite understand basic hermeneutics or have a full grasp on the position he is speaking against.