OU alum, political scientist opines on "Cheap Grace" in Adventist Today article

Grace is the gospel.  For some, that seems to be a problem.  Some accuse those who promote salvation by grace through faith alone, as promoting “cheap grace.”
 
Cheap grace is, at best, an ironic term, as grace is, literally, the most expensive gift ever offered (it cost the life of the only Son of God). Cheap grace is, in fact, a derogatory phrase used to warn grace enthusiasts -- and more important, those who are unsure of the critical path to salvation -- against too close an embrace of grace.  More to the point, the term is employed to undercut grace itself, intended to make the notion of grace at once dangerous and inadequate.

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