“GraceQuest is a gripping story of one man's (and his family's) struggle with tremendous weakness and pain, but it is also a narrative theodicy--defense of God's goodness in spite of the undeniable reality of evil. . . . This is an honest and hard-hitting book about God's grace in and through tremendous loss of health and strength. Readers will find hope and help here if they are open to its message about the God-given 'strength to suffer well.'” IfsMenWellsBookHardHelpingStoriesRealityPainSufferingEvilGivenLossStruggleGraceHonestReaderGoodnessMessagesWeaknessDefenseNarrativeSpiteOne ManHittingGod's GraceGrippingHealth And Strength Author:Roger E. Olson
“I read of the revivals of the past, great sweeping revivals where thousands of men were swept into the Kingdom of God. I read about Charles G. Finney winning his thousands and his hundreds of thousands of souls to Christ. Then I picked up a book and read the messages of Charles G. Finney and the message of Jonathan Edwards on 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,' and I said, 'No wonder men trembled; no wonder they fell in the altars and cried out in repentance and sobbed their way to the throne of grace!'” MenWaySaidBookSoulHandsPastWinningChristWonderGraceMessagesAngryKingdomsSinnerRepentanceCriedThronesKingdom Of GodRevivalAltarsSweeping Author:Leonard Ravenhill
“The fatuous idea that a person can be holy by himself denies God the pleasure of saving sinners. God must therefore first take the sledge-hammer of the Law in His fists and smash the beast of self-righteousness and its brood of self-confidence, self wisdom, and self-help. When the conscience has been thoroughly frightened by the Law it welcomes the Gospel of grace with its message of a Savior Who came-not to break the bruised reed nor to quench the smoking flax-but to preach glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, and to grant forgiveness of sins to all the captives.” FirstsPersonsHas BeensIdeasSelfHelpingLawSinPleasurePoorBreakGraceSelf HelpBrokenHolyMessagesConscienceDenySelf ConfidenceGladHealSavingBeastSmokingSinnerGrantsRighteousnessFrightenedSaviorFistsHammersHeartedCaptivesReedsBruisedSelf RighteousnessBroken HeartedQuenchTidingsForgiveness Of SinsFlax Author:Martin Luther
“The Christian gospel is a message of freedom through grace and we must stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free. But what shall we do with our freedom? The Apostle Paul grieved that some of the believers of his day took advantage of their freedom and indulged the flesh in the name of Christian liberty. They threw off discipline, scorned obedience and made gods of their own bellies.” MadeChristianNamesChristLibertyGraceDisciplineMessagesAdvantageBelieverFleshObedienceBellyApostlesScornedApostle Paul Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“The shift in American society from admiring Christians to fearing and criticizing them provides an opportunity for self-reflection. How have we been presenting the message we believe in? Might there be a more grace-filled way?” WayBelieveSelfMightChristianOpportunityGraceMessagesReflectionFilledCriticizeSelf ReflectionPresentingAdmiringAmerican Society Author:Philip Yancey
“The death of Christ made it possible for God to accept sinful man, and that he has, in fact, done so. Consequently, whatever separation there is between man and the benefits of God's grace is subjective in nature and exists only in man's mind and unregenerate spirit. The message man needs to hear then, is not that he simply has a suggested opportunity for salvation, but that through Christ he has, in fact, already been redeemed to God and that he may enjoy the blessing that are already his through Christ” MenNeedsMindMayMadeDoneFactsSpiritOpportunityEnjoyChristAcceptingGraceBlessingBenefitsMessagesSalvationSeparationMade ItSubjectiveGod's GraceRedeemed Author:Carlton Pearson
“You can't go to church without praying ten or fifteen times for God to have mercy on you. You can't sing "Amazing Grace" without reminding yourself that the reason God's grace is amazing is it saves a wretch like you. This self-denigration stuff - Jesus died for my sins - is nothing but a guilt message. That's the thing we've got to get out from under. That's not Christianity. That's sort of fourth-century Christianity that got turned into doctrines and dogmas that we've never been able to escape.” SelfReasonAbleJesusStuffChurchSinChristianityGraceCenturyLike YouPrayingTenMessagesMercyDiedGuiltDoctrineFourthDogmaFifteenRemindingGod's GraceAmazing GraceReminding Yourself Author:John Shelby Spong
“The sinners to whom Jesus directed His messianic ministry were not those who skipped morning devotions or Sunday church. His ministry was to those whom society considered real sinners. They had done nothing to merit salvation. Yet they opened themselves to the gift that was offered them. On the other hand, the self-righteous placed their trust in the works of the Law and closed their hearts to the message of grace.” HeartRealSelfDoneHandsLawJesusChurchMorningGraceMessagesSalvationDevotionMeritSinnerSundayRighteousMinistrySelf Righteous Book:The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out Source: The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out