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Janos \"Golgotha\"<\/a>
\u201cGolgota,\u201d by Bal\u00e1zs J\u00e1nos, 1923 \u00a0(Wikimedia Commons public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cCheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German pastor, theologian, and martyr, 1906-1945)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vance Havner\u00a0(American preacher, 1901-1986)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cCheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ.\u201d Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German pastor, theologian, and martyr, 1906-1945) \u00a0 \u201cWe have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. 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