How many people understand the grace of God?
Not many people understand the grace of God. Many still think God is waiting for frail human beings to goof up so He can zap them, but that is not His attitude. His attitude is total love, mercy, and grace.
Les explains that Paul says he does not frustrate the grace of God, and then asks how many people understand that grace; the answer is not many. People often picture God as someone up there just waiting for a frail human being to goof up so He can zap them. But Les stresses that is not God's attitude—His attitude is one of total love, mercy, and grace. He illustrates this from John 11 and Lazarus: the point was not how much Mary and Martha loved Jesus, but how much He loved them, and the Jews said, "Look how He loved them." Les reminds us it is not how much we love Him, but how much He loved us, saved us, and kept us. He also notes that Paul writes to the Corinthians, a carnal, fleshly church with many problems, and yet Paul still writes to them.
Do many people understand God's grace?
No. Scripture indicates that God's grace is something very few people comprehend. The multitudes go up and down streets and highways, yet hardly anyone stops to think about eternity or the meaning of a holy God taking on human flesh, dying on a Roman cross, and rising again to save lost humanity.
Why do many people fail to understand the grace of God?
Many fail to understand the grace of God because they still view God as waiting for frail humans to goof up so He can zap them. That mistaken idea blinds them to His true attitude of total love, mercy, and grace, and to the truth that salvation rests on how much He loved us.