Welcome To Audacious Grace

Audacious au⋅da⋅cious: adjective 1) extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; 2) extremely original, without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive; 3) recklessly bold in defiance of convention propriety, law or the like, insolent, brazen; 4) lively, unrestrained, uninhibited. Synonyms: courageous, intrepid, dauntless, venturesome. 3. unabashed, shameless; impertinent, forward.

The Grace of the Father, Son and Spirit is truely audacious. Rather than GOD being simply a distant, Unmoved Mover, the Father, Son and Spirit are the active source of the energy and dynamic flowing through humanity. Their inter-penetrating unity is a divine dance into which they have not only invited humanity but have gone to the ultimate length to secure it for us and for all creation. Talk about “extremely original,” their plan from before creation for the Incarnation is without precedent. Christ, the co-equal with the Trinity, became flesh and blood with us in a permanent change do that we could become what He is. Somehow, we forget that He remains human and is portrayed as being at the right hand of Father representing and interceeding for us.

If there is a word that describes the political and religious reaction to the ministry of Jesus, it was “audacious.” His view of Father was radically different from the religious leaders and he was a threat to their system. Jesus compassion for the poor and oppressed confronted both the religious and political system with ideas that seemed to be designed to destroy everything. How audacious of Him.

So, we killed Him and he audaciously submitted to the cruel humiliation. His words, “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.” Now, that’s an original and brazen statement for a man about to die on a cross to pronounce. Who does He think He is? Then They do it again and pull off the highly original and convention defying  Resurrection. Rather then returning with a vengence it is as if the Trinity climbed out of the grave and said, “OK, now you’ve done your utmost to humilate us but we love you even more than ever. In fact, there’s never been a day we even wanted to be God without you. So, look at Jesus and see the true face of God rather than the lie you humans have believed. Now, let’s have a party and dance.”

If that is not audacious grace then …….

That’s just the beginning of the Audacious Good News about Grace.