Grace And Truth

There must be a balance between grace and truth. It is foolish to call for religion without truth. Paul reminded Timothy, "Watch your life and doctrine closely" (1 Tim. 4:16). But while truth is important, preoccupation with systematizing a body of truth or doctrine WITHOUT a genuine touch of grace is equally futile. An orthodox Christian must see to it that his orthodoxy is live orhtodoxy and not dead orthodoxy. And many times dead orthodoxy is seen among Christians who are rigid in doctrines yet void of the beauty of grace in their lives. Truth must be preserved and defended but grace should have its place as well in the exercise of Christianity. Christianity without grace is as bad as Christianity without truth, or should I say, worst than Christianity without truth. Thus, we must not only aspire to become a truth-loaded Christian, but we must also aspire to be an abundantly gracious Christian. There should be a balance between the grace and truth. We cannot have one with the other and remain a good Christian.