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Costly Grace

I don't want to comment on this other than to say this paragraph is perhaps the most life-shaping paragraph that isn't Scripture I've ever read. Read it slowly, and often...

“Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock. Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: 'Ye were bought at a price', and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

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Mike McGarry

I am the Youth Pastor at South Shore Baptist Church in Hingham, MA. I am committed to seeing the next generation rooted in the Christian faith and committed to the Church. I'm the author of "Lead Them to Jesus: A Handbook for Youth Workers" (New Growth Press, forthcoming in 2021), "A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church" (Randall House Academic, 2019), and am a contributor to "Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide" (Crossway, 2016). I am also a regular contributor to the Rooted Ministry and co-host the podcast "Thanos to Theos," which discusses comics, culture, theology, and youth ministry.

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November 4, 2013

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