TEMPTATION

One of our values at KFA is that we would increasingly become a grace-filled church full of grace-filled people (which is really redundant to say).

We are called to experience and express the grace of God. There is no question we have experienced grace. The question is, will we express it?

At our church we tell you: 'There is a place here for you.' We don't care where you've been or what you've done. God will take you where you are, but not leave you there. We believe there is great forgiveness for the past and greater hope for the future. There is no question how we feel about sinners. We love them - and love covers a multitude of sins.

Most of us will agree with the above. From there, the question leads - will we extend a similar grace to someone who differs from us in style? In others words, will love also cover a multitude of styles?

Thomas Jefferson said: 'In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.' Sounds perfect. But this has proved to be a difficult balance for believers to live out. We imagine the way God is at work in our story is the only way God could be at work in any story. And in our efforts to validate our own ministry methods, there is often a temptation to invalidate other's. We must resist that temptation.

And be blessed.