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Transforming Grace : Living confidently in God's unfailing love
Outline: Grace. It's not just for beginners. Funny how the exceeding riches of God's grace seem to run out the moment we've saved. From them on, we tend to base our relationship with Him on our performance rather than on His grace. (Consider the 16 examples on the inside front flap.) Of course, God still deals with us on the basis of His grace, whether or not we understand it. It's just that, when we don't fully understand grace, we forego the abundant freedoms that come from not having to measure up. How do we come to hold such an inadequate view of grace? Part of it is our sinful nature. In our pride we not only hold a better-than-average view of ourselves, nut we like to think of ourselves as self-sufficient ("God helps those who help themselves"). On top of that we live in an environment that generally affirms hard work and rewards us according to our efforts. In fact, the Scriptures themselves exhort us to do good works and pursue holiness. But it still holds true that, unless we understand grace, we stand to miss our almost entirely on what God has in mind for us. The product of over 10 years of Bible study, Transforming Grace is a fountainhead of inspiration and renewal for anyone who wishes to experience God's grace in every aspect of life. As you immense yourself in these pages, you'll learn just how inexhaustible and generous God's grace really is - you'll never be able to ask for too much, need too much, hope for too much, or even sin too much. Like a never-ending stream of ocean waves crashing on the shore. His grace "superabounds" toward you without measure. And once the magnitude of that grace begins to capture your imagination - setting you free from all the entanglements of performance and legalism - don't be surprised if you find yourself lost in a love for God that foreever changes the way you go about life.
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