Friday, November 26, 2010

Redhead Recommends - The Grace of God by Andy Stanley

As Andy Stanley points out in the book, there a numerous books written on the subject of grace.  Many much deeper theologically than his but "The Grace of God" is a great read from cover to cover.  Stanley's easy-to-follow style keeps the reader moving through the chapters and makes finishing the book a piece of cake.

Stanley begins in the Old Testament and discounts the myth that the God of the Old Testament is not a gracious God.  He brings up example after example of God's grace in the Old Testament. Interwoven in the book are the old familiar stories of Joseph and his brothers, Rahab, David and Jonah among others
In the latter half of the book, Stanley begins to show the numerous examples of God's unmerited and undeserved grace in the New Testament. From the story of Nicodemus, to the criminal on the cross, along with the parables of the three sets of workers and the ever popular prodigal son, Stanley paints the picture of grace under the new law.

I found the next to last chapter to be the most powerful to me as Stanley talks about his own church and the things that have happened there as it has ministered to as he calls it the "unchurched" in Atlanta.

In all, "The Grace of God" is a solid offering from Stanley and a book I would recommend to anyone looking for some insight into what the Bible has to say on the subject.

Disclosure: This book was provided to me by Thomas Nelson Publishing for review purposes only.  I was not required to give a positive review or compensated in any fashion.

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