Grace Released, Truth Revealed (Continued)

I’ve tried to put a definition on the dynamic of full grace and full truth that John weaves through his Gospel. Nothing satisfies. Trying to define this kind of thing is like standing underneath a water fall, trying to catch the falling current with your hands. Grab and snatch all you want, you will never be able to confine the flow in your grasp. You don’t define it, nor can you confine it. You can only relinquish yourself to the gush and attempt to describe what it’s like.

What if our communication of truth wasn’t limited to well-placed words, neat formulas, or rational argument? What if our words of truth were clothed with flesh and blood grace? Sometimes I wonder if what we need in our search for and communication of truth is not more teaching, more thinking, more doctrine, more programs, or more rules, but more grace. I wonder what our lives would be like if we let the dynamic combination of full grace and full truth capture our hearts. I wonder what our witness would be if, more than concentrating on great church experiences and programming, we released full grace into the lives of the people we live with, study with, and work with. I wonder what kind of truth would be revealed, what kind of forgiveness would be experienced, what kind of salvation would come, and what kind of Kingdom stories would be told.