Synopsis
When Jesus walked the earth, rather than expressing anger toward cheating tax collectors and prostitutes, He gently urged them to walk away from their sins. Jesus saved His wrath for the hypocritical Pharisees who pretended to offer grace but only demanded adherence to their endless rules.
Today, Pastor David Tomberlin says, some preachers offer another kind of grace that’s just as damaging—a cheap, “greasy” grace that says there’s no need to repent because Jesus paid for all of our sins on the cross.
“Fake, cheap, greasy grace doesn’t transform,” he says. “It doesn’t set the captive free; it pats the captive on the back reassuringly on his road to destruction. Therefore, those ensnared in sin stay stuck while heaps of feel-good words pile on them.”
In Grace Is Free, But It Isn’t Cheap: Challenging Today’s Watered Down Version of Christianity, Tomberlin takes up the clarion call once voiced by Dietrich Bonhoeffer for believers to appreciate the high cost Christ paid for the salvation of humankind and pursue a life of following Him.
This pursuit requires a true appreciation of the cost of grace and a nuanced understanding of the dynamics of liberty and accountability.
“The greasy grace movement tries to represent God without actually knowing Him,” Tomberlin says. “True grace, lavish grace, doesn’t tell someone they are okay when they aren’t; it empowers them to overcome their sin and get truly free.”
Claim your inheritance as a beloved child of the King, and discover what it really means to follow Christ.
About the Author
David Tomberlin is the president of David Tomberlin Ministries. Based in Southern California, his ministry has a heart for salvation of the lost and revival for the church.
David loves the ministry of the Holy Spirit and enjoys preaching the Word of God with miracles, signs, and wonders following. Many people have experienced healings and breakthroughs after receiving a word of knowledge from David.
He has been featured on Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural, God TV, Daystar, and TBN’s Praise the Lord program. After a supernatural encounter with the Lord at age twenty-one, David felt called to preach the gospel. He immediately began sharing the good news with people after that encounter.
To date, David has traveled to more than sixty nations, preaching the gospel, moving in miracles, and serving the poor while making every effort to lift high the name of Jesus.
David earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Dallas Baptist University, two master’s degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Saint Thomas in Jacksonville, Florida. He coauthored Amazed by the Power of God with Bill Johnson, Randy Clark, and others.
David lives in Orange County, California, with his wife, Kate, and their four daughters, Christine, Emily, Rachel, and Farina.
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