(Galatians 5:1)įall from grace and you will lose your freedom, but Paul never tells the Galatians, “You are losing your salvation.” Instead, he says, “You are indulging the flesh” (Gal. It was for freedom that Christ set us free therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Even when you are faithless, he remains faithful (2 Tim. You may let go of Christ, but he will never let go of you. We cut ourselves off from the flow of heavenly favor.īut falling from grace does not mean you have lost your salvation.

Paul told the Galatians, “You have been severed from Christ.” This what happens when we stop trusting the Lord and start relying on our own effort. I’m going obey the law because it will please the Lord.”īAM! You have just traded faith for works and you have fallen from grace. I’m gonna fast and pray until the walls come down.

The problem is in thinking you have to do these things to merit God’s favor. There is nothing wrong with praying, giving and serving. You come to Jesus because of grace.īut then you hear that you need to pray more, give more, serve more to produce fruit or get blessed. When you attempt to live by your own religious plans and projects, you are cut off from Christ, you fall out of grace. I suspect you would never intend this, but this is what happens. What does it mean to fall from grace? We fall from the high place of grace when we start walking after the flesh. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law you have fallen from grace. His best is better than your worst, and his grace is greater than your sin (see Rom. It’s not possible to sin yourself beyond the reach of God’s love. When you sin you don’t fall from grace but into grace. The fall-from-grace phrase is sometimes used to describe famous people who have fallen into sin, but that is not what fall from grace means in the Bible. “Did you hear about that celebrity pastor and his secretary? What a fall from grace!”

What does fall from grace mean