Don't Use Grace As An Excuse

I have said it and now i say it again, I’m the result of Gods grace. I preach and teach Gods grace. What people do with it is between them and God. As for me His grace has empowered me to be more purposeful in what I do.. In fact since the the revelation of grace has come in to my life, I’ve accomplished more because its not just me trying in my own effort now its His grace through me.. I’m no longer worried about results and the opinions of people, I just live for Him.. This grace that I have received scares the religious because to them I have become “liberal” in their eyes. When in reality I’ve never felt more liberty and freedom than what I’m experiencing in my life.. Free from guilt and condemnation, free from sin.. So people ask me; does that mean you can do whatever you want including sin and it’s all good? Please read carefully what I’m about to write. The grace of God is not a license to sin in fact its the antidote against sin.. If people go around saying they’re under grace yet fornicate, lie, cheat, commit adultery, steal, gossip and have un-forgiveness in your heart, than they are deceived. 
How can people practice sin and say they're under the grace of God.. That is so contrary to what the Apostle Paul wrote in the book of Romans. He was under heavy pressure to explain this grace he was now teaching. Let me show you what Romans 6:1 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” It can’t be more clear than that. “Certainly not”, Paul writes. He even goes on to further explain in verse 14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace”. You can not be under grace and sin has dominion in your life. The word dominion is defined as "Lordship", in other words, sin can't be your Lord and say Jesus is your Lord at the same time. You can not serve two masters.

  Here’s what people say to justify their sin, “I’m under the grace of God and everybody else is religious”. When sin has dominion over someone it will lead them to withdraw from the body.. I heard some one say, "sin will make cowards out men". All of a sudden they don’t need to go to church because church people are a bunch of hypocrites. They become arrogant, un-teachable, and their hearts fill with pride.. They become exactly what the book of 2 Timothy 3:5 says; having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! Believe me when I say i’m not a sin preacher, I consider myself a grace preacher. However i say these things to bring clarity to the body.

This liberty we have received in Christ has a purpose. Look what Gal 5:13 says; “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another”. The grace of God is a teacher we just have to willing to be taught. Titus 2:11 says; “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age” Grace is for the righteous and the unrighteous, Don’t make any mistake about it. Grace keeps the righteous from falling but if he falls, His grace will lift him up. Grace will also draw the unrighteous and save him by that same grace. No matter what we all need His grace in our lives...  Pastor Albert