A New Law of Grace: The Toxic Lie That Only the Broken Understand Grace

There’s a new law making its way through the Church—not from Scripture, but from sentiment. It sounds spiritual. It feels compassionate. But it’s dangerous.

It’s the idea that unless you’ve destroyed your life, you can’t truly understand God’s grace.

This unwritten law whispers:

• Only those with a past can grasp the depths of God’s mercy.

• Only the stained can feel the full embrace of the blood of Christ.

• Only those who’ve hit rock bottom can swim in the ocean of divine love.

And if you haven’t? If you grew up in a faithful home, never wandered too far, never fell into scandalous sin? Then—according to this logic—you’ll never truly get it. You’re missing something.

Let me be clear: this is a lie. A dangerous, divisive, and demonic distortion of the gospel.

The Same Grace for the Gutter and the Garden

My children haven’t known the streets. They haven’t woken up in a jail cell or battled addiction. They haven’t committed adultery or wrestled through the aftermath of betrayal. But they do know grace.

They’ve seen the beauty of the gospel. They’ve trusted in the finished work of Christ. And the same power that raised them from spiritual death is the power that saved the thief on the cross.

There’s not a first-class grace for the scandalous and a second-rate grace for the sheltered. There’s only one grace—the grace of Christ crucified.

Paul's Thorn Wasn't His Past

The Apostle Paul wasn’t told “My grace is sufficient” because of the sins in his rearview mirror. God said those words in the face of Paul’s future suffering and weakness.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor. 12:9)

The sufficiency of grace isn’t proven by how far we fell. It’s proven by how Christ holds us up through every trial—every doubt, every sickness, every storm, every weakness.

Real Grace Isn’t Earned by Ruin

This new "law of grace" isn’t grace at all. It’s a backwards gospel that subtly glorifies the fall instead of the Savior. It says, “Wreck your life, and then maybe you’ll really know love.”

But grace is not measured by the drama of your past—it’s measured by the mercy of Christ.

Whether you’ve spent your life in church pews or prison cells, the grace that saves you is the same. Whether your worst moment is a hidden thought or a public scandal, the blood of Jesus cleanses all.

Don't Let Satan Divide the Church

This lie—that only the broken really understand—doesn’t unite the Church. It divides it. It creates an artificial tier system:

• The truly redeemed over here.

• The religious but naive over there.

And Satan loves it. Because if he can get us to compare stories rather than cling to Christ, we’ll lose sight of the cross.

God's Love Doesn’t Waver

Jesus said the Father loves us as He loves His Son (John 17:23). That love doesn’t rise and fall with our experiences. It’s not based on how far we’ve fallen—it’s based on how far Christ went for us.

Real grace opens the eyes of every believer—whether they’ve been through the fire or spared from it. And it reminds us: God’s love flows freely, equally, and forever to all His children.