![]() ![]() It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.Ĭostly grace is the treasure hidden in the field for the sake of it a man will go and sell all that he has. What would grace be if it were not cheap?.Ĭheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Since the cost was infinite, the possibilities of using and spending it are infinite. ![]() Grace without price grace without cost! The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance and, because it has been paid, everything can be had for nothing. Grace is represented as the Church's inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands, without asking questions or fixing limits. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. “Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheapjacks' wares. ![]()
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