{"id":59261,"date":"2020-04-13T21:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=59261"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:48:11","slug":"a-solemn-warning-about-the-grace-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/04\/13\/a-solemn-warning-about-the-grace-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"A Solemn Warning About the Grace of God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cTake care that you do not receive the grace of God in vain.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 2 Corinthians 6:1<\/p>\n

There is no greater protection a human soul can receive than to dwell in Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul declared, \u201cFor you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.\u201d<\/em> (Colossians 3:3, NKJV). Within the grace of Christ, believers are shielded from the powers of darkness, from the schemes of Satan, and from every destructive plan of the enemy.<\/p>\n

Many rejoice in this grace and desire to abide in it. Yet few understand that God\u2019s grace is not a license to live carelessly. Grace carries both privilege and responsibility<\/strong>, and when treated lightly, it can bring consequences more serious than we can imagine.<\/p>\n

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Grace: A House of Safety with Sacred Boundaries<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The grace of God may be likened to a grand banquet house with a narrow doorway (Matthew 7:13\u201314). Just as a royal palace has a gate, walls, and even electrified fences to guard what is precious within, so does the kingdom of God have spiritual boundaries. These are not to harm, but to protect.<\/p>\n

Within God\u2019s grace, there is a protective power<\/strong> that guards His people. Psalm 91:1 (ESV) says, \u201cHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.\u201d<\/em> Demons, curses, and occult powers cannot penetrate this divine covering unless a believer willingly steps outside it.<\/p>\n

Yet, just as an intruder touching the electric fence is harmed, so too is the person who climbs over the wall from inside. The same judgment that falls upon those attacking God\u2019s people will fall upon believers who abandon and despise His grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Danger of Abandoning Grace<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Hebrews 6:4\u20136 (NIV) offers a terrifying warning:
\u201cIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened\u2026 if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A Christian who has tasted the goodness of God, enjoyed the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, and then deliberately returns to a life of sin\u2014adultery, theft, lying, hatred, bitterness, fornication, abortion\u2014is like one who mocks the cross.<\/p>\n

They believe God\u2019s judgment is only for unbelievers, forgetting that \u201cjudgment begins at the house of God.\u201d<\/em> (1 Peter 4:17, KJV).<\/p>\n

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Grace Is Not Permission to Sin<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Modern teachings often present grace as unconditional tolerance. But Scripture teaches otherwise:<\/p>\n

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