God is not as some would suppose Him to be: a derelict and disinterested father. He will not allow His children to run the streets of this world unattended. He is not a hired shepherd who is unconcerned about the wanderings of His flock. However, those who believe that a Christian can walk in a continuous and unaltered state of carnality all the days of his life are making just such an accusation! Rather than exalting the grace of God, they are turning it into a license for sin.33 Rather than exalting the forbearance of God, they are portraying Him as an uninvolved or impotent father. Rather
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