Having given clear proof from Scripture of man’s basic sinfulness, the next step is to demonstrate to whom this applies. Yancey discussed a weekend event he helped facilitate to build community between a group of Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

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As further proof, he turned to the Old Testament Scripture as his justification for this statement that “all are under sin. Since salvation is through Christ, salvation is by grace and every aspect of Christianity is governed by grace. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wants it take the water of life free of charge (Rev. Furthermore, the concept of grace is the watershed that divides Roman Catholicism from Protestantism, Calvinism from Arminianism, modern liberalism from conservatism.

It has brought the gift of righteousness, a righteousness given by God to believers who shall reign or rule as king over death. The word “entrust” is the Greek paratithemi, which, as used here, means “to entrust someone to the care or protection of someone. Perhaps one of the great lessons here is that no matter how bad people may be, like Ted Bundy, a serial killer who died in the electric chair for his crimes, they are never too bad to be saved by the grace of Christ if they will put their trust in the saving work of Christ. Yancey’s book places politics in the right focus, and—for that—I give What’s So Amazing About Grace? As seen above, biblical liberty does not promote license but provides the motive and enablement for godly living according to the law of Christ and for the glory of God and the love of others.

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e. freely) to those who will believe or trust in the person and work of Christ and no amount of failure can remove them from the Father's hand (John 10:29). What’s So Amazing is a quick and enjoyable read, and it is one I expect to recommend to others in the future.The prefixed an is an alpha negative and negates the basic meaning of the word as with our terms moral and amoral.

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After praising God for the spirit of selfless giving, seen as a consequence of God’s surpassing grace at work in the heart of the Corinthians, Paul breaks out in an outburst of praise for the one who is the epitome and root of all God’s grace that so wonderfully governs our lives—“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift” (2 Cor. On that day, many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds? They’ve been passed down or they have been dictated to the legalist and have become an obsession to him or her. The claim of Jesus of Nazareth resounds through the passage: “I am the way—and the truth and the life.

But “when the kindness of God our Savior appeared and his love for mankind, 3:5 He saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, 3:6 whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior.