Raised in and out of churches,
Of different beliefs and creeds,
The differences in preachers,
Are what my heart now heeds.
The calling of the typical leader,
Is through school and knowledge sought,
But for the Grace preacher,
It is God's hand that has brought.
Fancy degrees don't matter,
Nor titles or worldly fame,
For the Grace preacher, it's the love of Christ,
That sets their heart aflame.
The message of the religious minister,
Is often about what we must do,
But for the Grace preacher, it's about Christ,
And His sacrifice for me and you.
If Christ is not the focus,
In every sermon that's heard,
Then run from that place,
For it's Christ's voice that is blurred.
The response of the religious leader,
Is about the individual's choice,
But for the Grace preacher, it's about God's sheep,
And their hearts that hear His voice.
Salvation is not earned,
It's a gift given by grace,
For only those whom Christ redeemed,
Will see and believe His face.
Raised in and out of churches,
My heart now rests at peace,
For in the Gospel of Free Grace,
I've found my sweet release.
About Brandan Kraft
Brandan Kraft is a computer programmer from the Missouri Ozarks who has been writing about the sovereign grace of God since 1997. He started with a website called bornagain.net, built it into PristineGrace.org, and has published over two hundred articles, nearly sixty songs, and a growing catalog of podcasts from his living room in Ashland, Kentucky. All without permission from anyone.
He holds no seminary degree, no denominational endorsement, and no theological credentials. He has been writing software for the same employer since 1998. He thinks in systems and believes that the sharpest doctrine should produce the widest arms.
His systematic theology, A Thought in the Mind of God, derives every position from one sentence and applies it across every domain - from ontology to eschatology, from the nature of the human mind to the nature of heaven and hell. It is available at pristinegrace.org/mind.
Brandan lives in Ashland, Kentucky with his wife Angie and their son Cole. He plays trombone in the Marshall University Tri-State Brass Band and changes a diaper twice a day on a cat named OJ who was once paralyzed and whom nobody else wanted.
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