What happens when you have a dark brown wall and you want to paint over it with a new bright color?
You must first cover the wall with a coat of white primer.
That’s the grace movement. The primer.
The church was (is) dark, and well steeped in legalism. God’s grace and free gift of provision horribly mixed in with our own works, self help, and self righteousness. Simply put, the grace movement came as a needed correction for the church, and as a coat of primer for the new color that’s coming.
The color form of Jesus.
The grace thing has gone way too far in many regards, but was greatly needed because grace is the undercoat for the coming power for the church.
If you don’t know who you are.
If you don’t know you are free.
If you don’t know you are loved.
If you don’t know God is good.
If you don’t know you are whole.
If you don’t know you are forgiven.
How can you freely walk and operate in His power?
You can only surrender to God, if you first know God is FOR you.
Grace is the base, for The Spirit to paint the earth. Fueled by agape love ... healing, power, and giftings are all the natural extension of God’s grace and goodness.
Peeps. Don’t confuse much needed wall prep, with the final product. Grace is amazing, but so too is His church.