Imagine this – you’re at youth group, sitting in a circle telling stories. About happy times and funny moments that the group remembers, but no one really talking about Christ. Just fun light stories that bring a smile to your face to think back on.

Until one girl stands up and begins to speak. “Hi, my name is Sally. Most of you know me, so you might know my reputation. I used to go to parties every weekend, getting wasted, and stay out late. Well now, I mean – I still go out to parties but now I know God loves me and so it’s all okay! Which is really great to know!” Sally sits back down and her peers clap for her.

You have just witnessed “cheap grace.” A so-called grace that people take God’s forgiveness as a license to live any way they please.

Sadly, this situation is…