They speak out against injustice, oppression, and evil. They accept us for who we are, but they never help us become who we should be.Īnd then there are truth people. They demand nothing from others and get nothing in return. They often refuse to make tough decisions in life. Or they don’t care to line up one way or the other. They are tolerant, but they often do not know the difference between right and wrong. Grace people without truth are pleasant to be around, but we wonder if they really like us or if they are just trying to be liked. But affirmation and being grace-filled are not the same thing. But without truth, grace isn’t really grace, it’s just being accepting and nice. Seeing as how Jesus came from the Father full of grace and truth, I believe we should be 100% in both directions.” I think they knew it was a loaded question and wanted to see my response.īy personality and upbringing and a whole bunch of other factors most of us lean in one direction or the other. I wrote something like: “This is a bad question. One of the lines measured grace versus truth. When I was being interviewed to be the pastor at University Reformed Church, I had to indicate where I was on a spectrum of issues.
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