Renewing Your Mind Justice and Grace
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Sep 5, 2025 
In this insightful discussion, R.C. Sproul, founder of Ligonier Ministries and a prominent theologian, examines the delicate balance between justice and grace. He emphasizes that grace is a voluntary gift, highlighting our tendency to adopt a victim mentality regarding injustice. Sproul stresses the necessity of repentance during crises and the importance of accountability to God. Through personal anecdotes, he illustrates that grace should never be presumed upon, and true grace comes as an undeserved mercy, rather than an entitlement.
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Grace Should Astonish Us
- R.C. Sproul argues we are more amazed by God's justice than by His grace, but grace should astonish us.
- The prevalence of suffering leads people to question God's goodness more than His mercy.
A Pastoral Confrontation
- Sproul recounts counseling a grieving father who angrily asked how God could allow his child's death.
- Sproul challenged the father by asking why God shouldn't strike him dead given his blasphemy, exposing our deserved guilt.
The Modern Victim Mentality
- We mistakenly see ourselves as innocent victims who deserve good things and not deserved suffering.
- Sproul warns of a modern victim mentality that obscures our culpability before God.
