We sing about it. We recite it. We are saved by it alone. We know it. But how often do we take it for granted? I'm speaking of course about God's Grace. A foundational and wonderful truth about the One True God of this world is that He has elected to make known His grace to us... us... unworthy sinful fallen people. God owes us no mercy, no grace... no salvation; nothing but wrath and justice. Yet by His grace we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ, God's Son.
Sinclair Ferguson takes you to the Bible to bring out what Scripture reveals about God's grace. How amazing God's grace is in salvation and every day life. How God's grace upholds the salvation of all believers and how God's grace is truly all sufficient.
From beginning to end I loved this book. It seemed to begin a bit slow, but by chapter two I was enthralled. I know personally that I tend to take God's Grace for granted in my life. Lord forgive me for ever presuming upon or forgetting the power of your grace extended to me through your Son, Jesus Christ. If you don't own this, order it now. You can pick it up at Ligonier.org or from Amazon.com.
Two of my favorite quotes from the book: "No therapist, no psychiatrist can relieve you of guilt. He or she may help you to resolve feelings of false guilt that can arise for a variety of reasons. Prescription drugs may provide certain kinds of ease. But no therapy, no course of drugs, can deliver you from real guilt. Why? Because being guilty is not a medical condition or a chemical disorder. It is a spiritual reality. It concerns your standing before God. The psychiatrist cannot forgive you; the therapist cannot absolve you; the counselor cannot pardon you. But the message of the Gospel is this: God can forgive you, and He is willing to do so." (pg. 57)
" Until we acknowledge our sin and guilt, we will never come to discover that it can be forgiven. But when we do, actual forgiveness begins to give rise to an awareness of forgiveness psychologically, spiritually, mentally, inwardly. With that comes an increasing sense that the bondage of guilt has been broken. At last, we are set free. Wonder of wonders, we discover that at the very heart of the Gospel is this fact: God has taken our guilt upon Himself in His Son Jesus Christ." (pg. 58)
**I received a free copy of this book from Reformation Trust Publishing for review; but was in no way obligated to give a positive review.
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