In the song, “Under The Atoning Blood,” there is a line which says, “Grace has changed the world I’m living in…” Because of the grace of God revealed in Christ, our worldview is now shaped by grace. There are worldviews that are shaped by law, moralism, hedonism, materialism and many other things. Now that the promised Messiah of the world has arrived, our world and worldview are forever changed. Live out this worldview of grace by extending love and mercy to all in the same way you have received love and mercy. We are not yet living in the worldview of grace if we claim it for ourselves and do not extend it to others.
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” Titus 2:11-14 (ESV)
(You are reading from the book “The Master’s Table”, by H. Lamar Smith.)
