Eric Morgan-- Outside reading #5

Right now I am reading a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer called The Cost of Discipleship. I am merely in the first chapter but already I am drawn in. Bonhoeffer as you know is a Christian theologian/philosopher who has a great amount of influence in the world. The chapter that I am in right now is about cheap grace. Bonhoeffer explains it as the death of the church. Cheap grace in his perspective is grace just given out to all humans by the church which asks nothing in return, and through the church offering this simple grace forgets to emphasize that although you people are forgiven you still need to offer your lives up to God and persue a relationship with him. This is very personal to my life because I have expirienced it first hand. up until late in my highschool career I went to church every sunday and was under the understanding that since I went to church and was forgiven that I was living in the correct manner. But what I found out through doing Young Life in high school is that I need to actively persue God rather then sitting idoley waiting for my time to come. This book is so far amazing and I cannot wait to read further because I know it will further my understanding of God's nature.