Quote
Dietrich Bonhoeffer named the disease of a comfortable church: “Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring…
Grace · Discipleship · The Cross
Bonhoeffer · Luke 9 · Romans 6
Story
The last-minute companion
Luke 23:39–43
One crucified man mocks. The other tells the truth about them both and asks to be remembered. Jesus does not give him a probation. He gives him today, and paradise. There is no time for a résumé, a baptism class, or a cleaned-up week. There is a sentence and a promise. The first person Jesus takes through the door is not a disciple with a good record. It is a thief who ran out of time and told the truth.
How you’d preach it
Use when people think they have missed the window, or when a church wants converts who look finished. Grace at the last hour is still grace.
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Luke 23
Luke 23:39–43