I think I've put my finger upon something about middle class and upper middle class conservative Christian society, not least of the Wheaton variety: social grace, it seems, may well be mistaken for supernatural grace. So here's a question: Are tidy, clean-nosed Christians who live in affluent societies with significant social expectations more prone to mistake social grace for supernatural grace? I think so. I think it's a danger for my corner of the Christian world.
And by the way, I'm not slamming social grace! That can be a proper outworking of Christian faith. However, it mustn't ever be more influential than or mistaken for supernatural grace. A tidy, clean life can go to hell while observing all the acceptable and respectable social graces.
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