Yes — God's grace reaches even the vilest sinner.
Les Feldick teaches that God is able to reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up and make him a saint (Clip1). The vilest sinner is still the object of God's love because of His grace (Clip2). Scripture says where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20), and grace can absolutely forgive, cleanse, and call righteous the most vile sinner who believes the gospel (Clip3).
Romans 5:20 — Paul directly states that where sin abounded, grace did much more abound, showing grace reaches the vilest sinner.
Romans 6:14 — Paul says sin shall not have dominion because believers are not under law but under grace, the rule of grace that saves sinners.
Romans 5:20 declares: "Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." Romans 6:14 likewise declares: "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." These verses show that sin's abundance is never the final word; God's grace is greater, and those who are under grace are no longer ruled by sin.
Les Feldick emphasizes that very few professing Christians actually comprehend the grace of God (Clip2). He defines grace as the attribute of God that can take a person who realizes he is nothing more than a fallen creature, under sin and under condemnation, and reach down and save him on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing (Clip6). He teaches that God is able to reach below the vilest sinner, lift him up, and make him a saint (Clip1). The vilest sinner is still the object of God's love and attention because of His grace (Clip2). Using the Oklahoma steakhouse murderer, Les says God looks at that murderer as a man still capable of His grace (Clip4). Les also stresses that grace is not license, but it can absolutely forgive, cleanse, and call righteous the most vile sinner who believes the gospel (Clip3). There is no soul on the planet so steeped in sin and wickedness that God won't save in a minute and make a trophy of His grace (Clip5). The ultimate expression of grace is the incarnation and crucifixion, where God let His Son be nailed to a cross to pour out salvation to the whole human race (Clips0,7).
Les Feldick reminds us that where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Clip1). He says God's grace is always greater and will always go further than man's greatest sin (Clip3). Even when he thinks of the Oklahoma steakhouse murderer, Les says he would have been among the first to put that man to death, but God looks at him as a man still capable of His grace (Clip4). The worst sin a person can commit is not bigger than God's grace.
No. Les is emphatic that grace is not license (Clip3). Grace is that attribute of God that can absolutely forgive, cleanse, and call righteous the most vile sinner who believes the gospel (Clip3). Paul wrote that sin shall not have dominion over the believer because he is not under the law but under grace (Romans 6:14; Clip6).
Les says very few church people and professing Christians comprehend the grace of God. Many still think God is up there as a rough lawgiver demanding that they obey His commands (Clip2). But the grace of God is so far beyond human comprehension: a righteous, holy God can love the unlovely and forgive the most vile sinner (Clips3,4). The ultimate demonstration is the Son of God taking human flesh and going to a Roman cross to save lost humanity—that is all grace (Clips0,7).
The Cross as Grace for the Whole Human Race
Les teaches that God's grace is seen in the Son of God taking human flesh and dying on a Roman cross to pour out salvation to the whole human race.
God Reaches Below the Vilest Sinner
Les teaches that God is able to reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up and make him a saint, because where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
The Vilest Sinner Is the Object of God's Grace
Les teaches that the vilest sinner is still the object of God's love and attention because of His grace, even though few professing Christians comprehend this.
Grace Is Greater Than Man's Greatest Sin
Les teaches that a holy God's grace is always greater and goes further than man's greatest sin, and that grace is not license but can forgive and cleanse the most vile sinner who believes the gospel.
God's Grace Toward a Murderer
Using the Oklahoma steakhouse murderer, Les teaches that even a man guilty of a horrible crime is still capable of being the object of God's grace, and that God can love the unlovely.
No One Is Beyond Saving
Les teaches that there isn't a soul on the planet so steeped in sin and wickedness that God won't save in a minute, clean up his life, and make him a trophy of His grace.
Under Grace, Not Under Law
Les teaches that sin's dominion over the believer is broken because he is under grace, and that grace reaches down to save the fallen creature on the basis of believing the gospel plus nothing.
The Incarnation and Crucifixion Are All Grace
Les teaches that the holy, righteous God came in human flesh to the cross, was crucified, shed His blood, and rose again to save lost humanity—and that is all grace.
Romans 5:20: Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.
This is the key verse Les points to when he says God's grace goes further than man's greatest sin.
Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Les teaches that this explains why sin does not have to rule a person who is under grace instead of law.
Yes. Les Feldick says God is able to reach below the vilest sinner and lift him up and make him a saint (Clip1). Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20), and there is no soul so steeped in sin that God won't save in a minute (Clip5).
No. Les explicitly says grace is not license (Clip3). Grace is what forgives and cleanses the most vile sinner who believes the gospel, and Romans 6:14 says sin shall not have dominion because the believer is not under law but under grace (Clip6).
Les points to the Oklahoma steakhouse murderer and says God looks at that murderer as a man still capable of His grace (Clip4). He also says God can love the unlovely, and the vilest sinner is still the object of God's love (Clips2,4).
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