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John 1:14<\/span> says that Jesus was “full of grace and truth.” The more Christ-like we become, the more we too will be filled with both grace and truth. You can’t have one without the other and still have Christ-like ministry.<\/p>\nSee the post: Grace & Truth \u2013 Not a Matter of Balance<\/a><\/p>\n Think about it:<\/p>\n As long as the church is on this side of eternity, we will experience resistance<\/a> from time to time.\u00a0 Expect it, even as you pursue the purposes of God.\u00a0 Learn to speak the truth in love to one another.\u00a0 Conflict among brothers and sisters in Christ is Satan’s playground.\u00a0 Let’s be Christ-like with one another.<\/p>\n Grace finds its expression in the context of relationships so we plan special activities to help build community among one another.\u00a0 Yet, these seeds of grace can be undone if you don’t follow the proper lines of communication and develop policies and procedures to help ensure the safety and understanding of all.<\/p>\n Exercising both grace and truth prevents teachers from being too much of an authoritarian or from being too permissive.\u00a0 Speaking the truth in a discipline situation needs to be accompanied by grace for discipline to have its greatest effect.<\/p>\n See worksheet:\u00a0 Biblical Authority versus the Authoritarian and Permissive Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n Have you found yourself in any of the above scenarios where grace was laid aside for truth or vice versa?<\/p>\n Truth:<\/span><\/strong> If you want to be Christ-like, you must be filled with both grace and truth in all situations.<\/p>\n Grace:<\/span><\/strong> Tomorrow is a new day.\u00a0 God will be sending more opportunities your way to demonstrate Christ-likeness.<\/p>\n Learn from the past and move on.<\/p>\n Church leaders, check out this resource:<\/strong> Steering the Church Toward Christ-like Character Leadership Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Christ-like are you in your ministry and relationships with others? . . . Continue reading Christ-like Ministry<\/span>When Christlikeness is Missing in Ministry<\/h2>\n
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Becoming More Like Christ Full of Both Grace and Truth<\/h2>\n