Grace
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"We have to forsake this idea that we can somehow gain favor, that we can ascend to God in order to save ourselves. Grace comes to us and says, 'No, actually you’re desperate and, unless God shows you favor, you are without hope and lost in this world." —Sean Lucas
"For by grace you have been saved through faith" (Eph. 2:8). But what is grace, and how do we get it? Oceans of ink have been spilt over this question—not the least of which during the Reformation—and yet many today still struggle with understanding how God actually shows grace towards His people.
In this booklet, Sean Lucas and the writers at Place for Truth attempt to set the record straight, taking us first to the source of our grace: Jesus Himself.
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Grace - Jeffrey Stivason
Grace
A Place for Truth
Edited by Jeffrey Stivason
Place for Truth provides thoughtful yet accessible biblical, systematic, and practical theology, as well as church history, exploring the importance and relevancy of what we believe. Place for Truth will help you better understand the finer points of theology, while showing how relevant and important theology truly is for Christians today.
© 2018 by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
This publication may be duplicated in its entirety and without edit, including this full disclaimer, for personal, small group, non- commercial use. No more than 200 copies may be made. No electronic use beyond email is permitted. Any use other than those listed herein are forbidden without prior written permission from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. All rights reserved.
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Contents
1. Grace (An Interview with Sean Lucas)
2. Grace Alone (Tim Bertolet)
3. Amazing Grace (Michael Roberts)
4. Coming to Grips with Grace (James Rich)
5. The Covenant of Grace (Jeffrey Waddington)
6. A Teaching Grace (Jeffrey Stivason)
Notes
About
1. Grace
An Interview with Sean Lucas
Jonathan Master: [1] J. Gresham Machen once said that the very center and core of the whole Bible is the doctrine of the grace of God.
Do you think that's true?
Sean Lucas: [2] I do. The theme of God's grace—as shown to us in Jesus—is really the center of the Bible. As He was walking with the disciples on the road to Emmaeus, Jesus showed that Moses and the prophets spoke of Him (Lk. 24). If Jesus is at the center of the Bible, then the grace of God—which is displayed to us in Jesus—is also at the center of the Bible. I do think there is a golden thread of grace,
a line of God’s undeserved favor towards human beings that spans from Genesis to Revelation.
JM: How would you define grace
?
SL: First, I think (as Sinclair Ferguson wisely reminds us) that grace isn’t a thing or substance; it’s always connected to a person. But the word grace
itself means favor,