| Title | : | Grace Works |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1606417290 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781606417294 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published March 1, 2003 |
Grace Works Reviews
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Wonderful book about grace, works, and Jesus Christ--He is the only way! Seek Jesus!
A few favorite quotes:
"'Are we saved by grace or by works?' is the wrong question. Better questions are 'In whom do I trust? Upon whom do I rely? What does it mean to have saving faith in Jesus Christ (p. vi)?'"
"'Salvation was, and is, and is to come, in and through the atoning blood of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent' (Mosiah 3:18) and...Christ 'hath abolished death, and hat brought life and immortality to light through the gospel' (2 Timothy 1:10) (p. vii)."
"If I had better understood the Fall and its effect upon our lives, I would surely have better understood the Atonement. Further, if I had better understood the Savior's atonement, if I had been more scripturally literate...I would have discovered--by study as well as by experience--the lifting and liberating powers of Christ, the vital place of his mercy and grace. I sincerely believe I would have trusted in the Lord earlier, turned to him more regularly, committed my life more fully to his care, and thus avoided many of the frustrations and disappointments that inevitably follow from trying to do it all oneself (p. 2)."
"The message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is not at all about getting what we deserve. Rather, it is about mercy and grace. In a world that often invokes rules of fairness, Christ's offer strikes us as strange at best. The mercy of God is staggering. Truly, 'I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me (p. 3).'"
"I think of Jesus' depiction of the Waiting Father, heartsick, abused, yet wanting above all else to forgive and begin anew, to announce with joy, 'This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found (p. 5).'"
"'It turned out that this judge was more than a judge. He was the young man's father. And his love for his son was so great that he was willing to pay the penalty for his son's crime. In his doing so, the punishment for the crime had been executed, justice has been served, and yet the young man was free to go. The judge was both just and loving (p. 6).'"
"We do not travel very far in studying the Bible or the Book of Mormon without recognizing he central and saving need to trust in and rely upon the merits and mercy and grace of the Holy Messiah. That is a teaching found not in a few obscure passages but throughout holy writ. That message is one of the burdens of scripture (p. 7)."
"'When all is said and done, when all of history is examined, when the deepest depths of the human mind have been explored, there is nothing so wonderful, so majestic, so tremendous as this act of grace when the Son of the Almighty, the prince of His Father's royal household...gave His life in ignominy and pain so that all of the sons and daughters of God, of all generations of time, every one of whom must die, might walk again and live eternally (Gordon B. Hinckley, p. 8).'"
"Nothing has brought me greater joy than teaching and testifying of the Savior and his atonement (p. 8)."
"Truly, 'thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ' (1 Corinthians 15:57) (p. 9)."
"Through the blood of Christ, our stains are removed, erased, blotted out of the memory of the Omniscient One (D&C 58:43)... The Savior covers our sins in the sense that he pays the price, much as we might say to a friend at a restaurant, 'I'll cover it (p. 11).'"
"In Aramaic and in Arabic the word...atone means 'to embrace.' Because of our sins, we are separated from our Holy Father, but through the mediation of Jesus we are welcomed, received, and embraced (p. 12)."
"Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. To redeem is to purchase, to buy back, to reclaim... Redemption is a miracle. We are redeemed from our sins through the miracle of forgiveness...and redeemed from death and hell through the miracle of the resurrection... through the mediation and atonement of Christ, we are reconciled to God the Father. To reconcile is literally 'to sit again with,' to enjoy sweet association and communion, to bridge the gulf between persons, to reestablish a relationship (p. 12)."
"Salvation is a gift, a gift most precious, something gloriously transcendent that may only be inherited (p. 13)."
"'All salvation is free; all comes by the merits and mercy and grace of the Holy Messiah; there is no salvation of any kind, nature, or degree that is not bound to Christ and his atonement (p. 14).'"
"Sometimes in our efforts to emphasize the importance of good works--of receiving the ordinances of salvation, of living by every word of God, of standing as witnesses of Christ at all times, and of involving ourselves in the acts of Christian service that always characterize the disciples of Jesus in our age--we are wont to overlook the simple yet profound reality that the plan of salvation, the gospel of Jesus Christ, is truly a gospel of grace (p. 14)."
"No works or labors or mortal deeds are necessary to bring these eventualities to pass. They come from a gracious Lord who desires to save all the children of the Father. Truly, we are recipients of grace without number and are beneficiaries of the Lord's love and condescension, of gifts that are beyond our power to work for, earn, or even adequately express gratitude for (p. 16)."
"Grace is a 'divine means of help or strength, given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ (p. 18).'"
"'The Book of Mormon...contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It outlines for us in perfect clarity what has been done for us and what we must do ourselves to overcome our fallen condition and return to the presence of God (William R. Bradford, p. 25).'"
"A person's capacity to become Christlike is one thing; his or her inclination to sin is quite another. It is only as men and women overcome the effects of the Fall through the atoning blood and ransoming power of Jesus Christ that they place themselves on the path to salvation (p. 26)."
"Jesus came to earth to do more than offer sage advice. He is not merely a benevolent consultant or a spiritual adviser. He is our Savior. He came to save us (p. 27)."
"The Good Shepherd comes on a search and rescue mission after all of his lost sheep (p. 28)."
"To say that we do not inherit an original sin through the Fall is not to say that we do not inherit a fallen nature and thus the capacity to sin. Fallenness and mortality are inherited are inherited. They come to us as a natural consequence of the second estate we call earth life (p. 29)."
"'He that persists in his own carnal nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God, remaineth in his fallen state and the devil hath all power over him (p. 30).'"
"'They had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth' (Mosiah 4:2).... we cannot look upon sin save it be with abhorrence (Alma 13:12)... We can, like Nephi, delight in the things of the Lord (2 Nephi 4:16). But as long as we dwell in the flesh, we will be subject to the pulls of a fallen world (p. 32)."
"For the natural man is an enemy to God in that he or she is operating on an agenda over than God's. The natural man does everything in his or her power to bring to pass selfish whims and wishes and, in general, has placed his or her will above that of the Captain of our souls (p. 35)."
"Most of us deal with the harsh realities of physical deterioration quite well. What we are less eager to face up to is that we live in a fallen world and are subject to spiritual death. We have thoughts that are unclean, feelings that are unchristian, desires that are unholy, attitudes that are divisive, inclinations that are disruptive to order and decency. We manifest pride and arrogance and too often filter our decisions through the lenses of ego. We are consumed with judgmentalism and tend to look more harshly upon the misdeeds of others than is wise or charitable. We complain and murmur when things do not go as we had hoped or when they go slower than we had anticipated. Even those who have come out of the world by covenant into the marvelous light of Christ are subject to these temptations and spiritual distractions from the path of peace (p. 38)."
"I am a child of God,
But that doesn't clear the slate:
I'm carnal, sensual, devilish, too,
In a lost and fallen state.
Save me, change me, rearrange me,
Gracious God above:
Cleave unto my broken heart;
Bestow redeeming love (p. 40)."
"Some of the greatest men and women to walk the earth have been quick to acknowledge that they were mortal, that they needed help, that they simply couldn't pull it off on their own (p. 41)."
"We have the capacity, through appropriating the powers of the Atonement, to grow in spiritual graces and in Christlike attributes so as to be 'partakers of the divine nature' (2 Peter 1:4). But despite our divine heritage, despite our spiritual potentialities, we cannot save ourselves (p. 42)."
"'But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effect of our sins without the grace extended by the atonement of Jesus Christ (Dallin H. Oaks, p. 42).'"
"Our belief in Christ--who he is, what he has done, what he is now doing, what he will yet do, and how central he is to the faith and practices of Latter-day Saints--must not be just the topic of reverent and private conversations. Otherwise...the best kept secret in the Church will remain the gospel (p. 46)."
"Our hope and trust cannot be in ourselves, no matter how impressive our credentials or how stunning our achievements. We are mortal, and our imperfections and limitations are only too obvious (p. 47)."
"'The Savior isn't our last chance; He is our only chance. Our only chance to overcome self-doubt and catch a vision of who we may become. Our only chance to repent and have our sins washed clean. Our only chance to purify our hearts, subdue our weaknesses, and avoid the adversary. Our only chance to obtain redemption and exaltation. Our only chance to find peace and happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come (Sheri Dew, p. 47).'"
"'You're definitely missing an R. The R you're missing is Redeemer. You have no place for Christ on your list. I mean, what does Jesus Christ have to do with your transgression? What does what happened in Gethsemane and on Calvary two thousand years ago have to do with what happened to you two nights ago (p. 49)?'"
"I have formulated my own list of R's that point my mind to Jesus the Messiah and rivet my affections on him...
1. Resolving to come unto Christ...
2. Being reconciled to God through Christ...
3. Being renewed in Christ...
4. Being reinstated in the family of God...
5. Relying upon the merits and mercy of Christ...
6. Retaining a remission of sins...
7. Rejoicing in Christ... (p. 50)."
"The essence of Christianity is Christ (p. 51)."
"We come unto Christ not only to be taught but to be transformed. He is not only our Example but also our Change Agent and our Benefactor. Jesus is not only a convenient resource but the vital and indispensable element in our quest for happiness here and eternal reward hereafter. There is no hope and no possibility of reconciliation with the Father except by and through the Savior (p. 51)."
"'Seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand... he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works. Wherefore...be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Jesus Christ, his Only Begotten Son' (Jacob 4:10) (p. 53)."
"The new birth...this renewal is a conversion from worldliness to saintliness, from being lured by the lurid to being enticed by holiness. It comes to us by virtue of the cleansing blood of Jesus and through the medium of the Holy Ghost, who is the Sanctifier (p. 54)."
"Thanks be to God, we will be judged not only by our works but also by the desires of our hearts (p. 55)."
"'We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more godlike, that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible (p. 55).'"
"We take his name upon us and seek to be worthy of his holy name (p. 57)."
"Our hope for salvation is not in a system, not in an organization, not in a program, inspired and God-ordained though they may be. Our hope is in Christ (p. 62)."
"What a strange defense! The Lord here pleads our cause on the basis of his merits. We are saved through his works, his mercy and grace (p. 66)."
"'Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace (Ezra Taft Benson, p. 67).'"
"'I know that thou art redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer' (2 Nephi 2:3) (p. 68)."
"'For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God' (p. 69)."
"'Pardon comes by the grace of Him who has satisfied the demands of justice by His own suffering... He removes our condemnation without removing the law. We are pardoned and placed in a condition of righteousness with Him. We become, like Him, without sin. We are sustained and protected by the law, by justice. We are, in a word, justified (D. Todd Christofferson, p. 72).'"
"[We] speak of being justified and sanctified through the mercy of God, yet we believe that such gifts must be received, must be accessed. Receiving these gifts comes through the first principles and ordinances of the gospel (p. 74)."
"'Faith alone will not save men: neither will faith and works save them, unless they are of the right kind (Orson Pratt, p. 74).'"
"'The grace and faith by which man is saved, are the gifts of God, having been purchased for him not by his own works, but by the blood of Christ (p. 75).'"
"Christ's own infinite merit thus becomes the ground on which the believer stands before God (p. 77)."
"'In him I shall find comfort. I have given my life into his hands. I am prepared to go at his call. I desire to be with Christ. I count not my life dear to me, only to do his will (Joseph Smith, p. 81).'"
"As God's peculiar people, we are a purchased people; we are not our own... When we sincerely repent, the Savior's magnificent Atonement pays the rest of the debt (p. 82)."
"Submission is absolutely necessary if we are to be happy; surrender is vital if we are to be at peace. Christ invites his disciples to submit to him, to have an eye single to his glory (p. 88)."
"'Sometimes we overlook the fact that a spiritual transformation or metamorphosis must take place within us. It comes about through grace and by the Spirit of God, although it does not come about until we have truly repented and proven ourselves worthy. We can be guilty of being so careful to live the letter of the law that we don't develop our inner spiritual nature and fine-tune our spiritual communication to the point that we may receive sanctification and purification (Glenn Pace, p. 90).'"
"'The Lord works from the inside out... Christ changes men, and changed men change the world (Ezra Taft Benson, p. 91).'"
"A certain amount of discipline is associated with discipleship; the Lord expects us to give him our best shot (p. 92)."
"'The Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts--what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts--what we have become (Dallin H. Oaks, p. 92).'"
"We have an obligation to cooperate with God in the salvation of our souls (p. 93)."
"Ultimate power of change is in Christ (p. 94)."
"The Lord provides for his followers a strength, an energy, a living power (p. 94)."
"The Atonement does more than fix the mistakes. It does more than balance the scales. It even does more than forgive our sins. It rehabilitates, regenerates, renews, and transforms human nature (p. 95)."
"God is not merely mending, nor simply restoring a status quo. Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than any unfallen race now is (p. 96)."
"The entrance requirements for celestial life are simply higher than merely satisfying the law of justice (Bruce C. Hafen, p. 96).'"
"I pleaded with God for forgiveness. I pleaded for a change of heart, pleaded that those ugly and unchristian feelings of jealousy and fear and inadequacy would be taken from me (p. 98)."
"I'm just glad that people can change. The good news of the gospel is that we don't have to stay the same (p. 99)."
"'Whatever Jesus lays his hands upon lives. If Jesus lays his hands upon a marriage, it lives. If he is allowed to lay his hands on the family, it lives (Howard W. Hunter, p. 102).'"
"The devil doesn't need to get us to steal or lie or smoke or be immoral--he merely needs to suggest that we understate, undersell, and underestimate the powers, appropriateness, and relevance of the gospel of Jesus Christ (p. 104)."
"Sins we commit are only one way...by which we are wounded in mortality (p. 105)."
"'I would that the healing power of Christ might spread over the earth and be diffused through our society and into our homes, that it might cure men's hearts of the evil and adverse elements of greed and hate and conflict. I believe it could happen. I believe it must happen... Jesus of Nazareth healed the sick... His regenerating power is with us today to be invoked through his holy priesthood (Gordon B. Hinckley, p. 106).'"
"'The Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things' (Jacob 4:6-7) (p. 109)."
"We will never be able to love purely and have a meaningful effect on the lives of others until we have experienced the pure love of Christ in our own hearts and minds (p. 112)."
"The Lord agrees to do for us what we could never do for ourselves--forgive our sins, lift our burdens, renew our souls and re-create our nature, raise us from the dead, and qualify us for glory hereafter.... more is required of us than a verbal expression of faith in the Lord, more than a confession with the lips that we have received Christ into our hearts... Good works evidence our faith, our desire to remain in covenant with Christ (p. 116)."
"Salvation is a gift, but...a gift must be received (p. 119)."
"'For it is God who worketh in you (p. 126).'"
"What does it mean...to 'work out our own salvation'? Certainly not to attempt to do it by ourselves...such is impossible. Certainly it does not mean to accept Christ and his gospel and then live however we choose, utterly disregarding the standards of Christian discipleship... No, 'work out our own salvation' means to pray and trust in the Lord God as though everything depended on him, and it also means to work and labor as though everything depended on him!... Rely wholly upon the merits of Christ (p. 128)."
"The atoning power of God saves us. But our righteous works, activated by our faith in the Savior, are the condition for the operation of that power (p. 130)."
"Life is repentance (p. 132)."
"Balance...'divine discontent'...with...a 'perfect brightness of hope'...the Spirit-given assurance that in and through Jesus Christ we are going to make it (p. 133)."
"After all, what can we do (p. 135)?"
"Trust and reliance on the Lord lead to obedience (p. 137)."
"Be patient. God is in the process of working on us (p. 139)."
"Hope in Christ...is central to our arsenal against evil (p. 141)."
"'Handing everything over to Christ'...means...trying to do all that He says (p. 142)."
"God and man are at work together in the salvation of the human soul (p. 144)."
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Loved his explanation of grace... So often in Mormon culture we get confused with the idea of grace, but Millet does a superb job of simply stating that it is all that works... All we can do is turn to Christ... That's it, and as we turn to Christ, he changes us, and we seek to be more like Him. Loving, serving, and giving of ourselves... Beautiful.
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This is an excellent, exhaustive study of the grace aspect of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the question of whether we’re saved by grace or by works (spoiler alert: it’s both!). So much goodness crammed into one book. Every scripture you could ever think of relating to the subject and many excellent quotes.
However, I wish it was broken up more. The entire book is only split into 6 chapters (plus a prologue and epilogue), so it was a lot to take in at once. I would have preferred it to be a bit more bite-sized so I could stay with an idea for a bit before feeling like I needed to move on. Not as easy to do when you have to remember where in the middle of the page you stopped last time. Also, I’ve been studying this topic a lot lately, and I was hoping for some new insights or a new twist on a familiar idea, and I didn’t really find that here. Still an excellent resource on the topic; just no aha moments for me. -
This book was at its best when sticking to doctrine. The author writes about grace and the fall with beautiful language that helped me see things in a new perspective.
Conversely, the book’s structure often felt awkward and clunky. Chapters were organized seemingly at random, and they all ended with songs or poetry that just appeared like an attempt to add length. There was also a number of metaphors that felt drawn out and unnecessary.
This book was good and had the potential to be great and even become a gospel classic. However, I don’t think the author had quite enough material for a whole book. -
I have long been a fan of Robert Millet, he writes in a way that is easy for me to understand.
Grace is really a simple doctrine, the amount of love the savior has for us and how is he is willing to extend that love to support and bless us is so
amazing. The only things he asks of us is to keep the commandments and repent when we need to, he is always there to strengthen and bless our lives. -
Every time I read a book by Robert Millet, I think "Man, he is just such a good writer". Always the perfect mix of profound but simple doctrine, personal experiences, and a perfect flow of thought with no clunky writing getting in the way. This volume is small but has so much good stuff packed in. Very worth a read.
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Listening to the audio version was very soothing. He has a good radio voice :-) and explains things very calmly. I think I would have enjoyed it more if he had added more stories, with less time dedicated to doctrinal explanations, but I did appreciate his approach to the topic.
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I believe that the audiobook I listened to was an abridgment of the original book.
In my opinion I liked Millet’s chapter on Grace in his book, THE ATONING ONE, better than this. The chapter may have been shorter but his points were made clearer I think. Always love Miller’s books! -
This is another LDS examination of grace. Perhaps most are not paying attention. What I like is Millet's phrasing. I would have liked to hear more about his experiences with evangelical leaders in his discussions
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A great review of the relationship between works and grace. We can never be saved without Christ’s grace.
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Beautiful argument for Grace, lots of references from the Book of Mormon. Wonderful, thoughtful.great analogies.
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Robert L. Millet is Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University. Although this book isn't an official Latter-day Saint publication, it's published by Deseret Book and approaches the subject from a Mormon perspective. However, the author has read widely and includes many references to non-LDS theologians, including C.S. Lewis and Karl Barth. "After all we can do" in the kicker to the title references 2 Nephi 25:23, but doesn't quite describe the LDS or any scriptural view of God's gracious work of redemption without a tad of explanation, including 2 Nephi 10:24 "after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved." All we humans can do is "be reconciled unto God"—but even that reconciliation also is a gift of grace.
Disclaimer: including front matter, Grace Works is only 150 pages and is printed in a gracious size of graciously leaded type, so don't expect it to be completely comprehensive.
The book focuses around and keeps returning to the author's statement on page 2: "Because the Atonement is central, fundamental, and foundational, it provides meaning and purpose for every other doctrine and every covenant and ordinance. It is the lens through who we view every principle, precept, and practice in the Church." From explaining that Fall and Atonement are kind of like a "package deal," throughout the book Brother Millet provides clear explanations and relevant examples. On page 17 he lines out seven ways scripture uses the word grace: God's favor or acceptance; God's blessing; an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit or of spiritual gifts; a calling to preach the gospel; blessings associated with a person's lineage; strength to overcome and endure; that which conveys salvation and wholeness... on page 18, he tells us from a doctrinal perspective grace is God's mercy, love, condescension, lovingkindness and unmerited favor toward humanity.
Succinctly, born into the fallout of "The Fall" of humanity means "The natural man is an enemy to God in that he or she is operating on an agenda other than God's." [page 35] Natural, fallen and sinful essentially are synonyms. Grace Works is rich in teachings, explanations and especially in its reassurances that as essential as it is to keep the commandments, to love righteousness and do justice whilst walking through a broken, shattered and unreconciled world, none of that is enough because it's humanly impossible. In short, God chooses to remain with us, journey alongside us and enable redemption (salvation, wholeness, reconciliation) because even in us, incarnation, cross, Easter's empty grave and the Pentecostal reign of the Spirit remain God's work and God's glory, not ours.
At the back of the book you can find endnotes, a bibliography, a scripture index separated out into OT, NT, BoM, D&C and Pearl of Great Price along with an extremely thorough subject index.
For sure I'd like more emphasis on the inter-responsibility of community and individual, more explicit mention of our gospel call to help enact justice, healing and liberation to all creation and every segment of society, but what's already there on the pages of Grace Works works well for me and after all, it's barely 150 pages! With Robert Millet's broadly and ecumenically Christian worldview that's anything but exclusively Latter-day Saint, I'll give it a 5-star recommend. -
This book is slim: 6 chapters (with a prologue and epilogue), but it wasn't until I had begun chapter 4 that I began to really love the way the author approached, organized and cast bright light on this topic. I purposely read it slowly in order to internalize the concepts he addresses. By the end I was underlining all kinds of nuggets of wisdom. The subjects of grace and works (too often treated separately and sometimes pitted against each other) actually require the key of balance and context of each other to fully appreciate. Robert Millet says, "I have come to sense the need to balance a type of 'divine discontent' - a healthy longing to improve - with what Nephi in The Book of Mormon called a 'perfect brightness of hope' - the Spirit-given assurance that in and through Jesus Christ we are going to make it."
There were ample scriptural references to throw light on every angle of what grace and works should mean to the followers of Christ. "His grace is his unmerited favor, the unearned divine assistance, the enabling power that we receive from day to day, the power that equips us to do what we could never do on our own. Although salvation is free and is the greatest of all the gifts of God, there is something we must do - we must receive the gift. True faith always produces faithfulness." "Substitute faith for self-assurance." I've only skimmed the surface. -
I’m always interested in investigating the “fine harmony that exists between grace and works in the doctrines of salvation” taught by the LDS Church. This is a Mormon author who wants us to re-examine our ability to trust grace. Mormons are notoriously focused on works, works, works. As in: “Faith without works is dead.” Millet makes the point that “we are wont to overlook the simple yet profound reality that the plan of salvation, the gospel of Jesus Christ, is truly a gospel of grace.” We would sometimes rather “earn” our way into heaven. It is more comfortable in this striving, clawing, world of achievement. Plus, for those who “succeed” in this world, it is their evidence that God prefers them. I have never felt any of that. I attended the Quaker (Friends) Church as a young adult, and learned the gospel of grace first. It resonates. The whole thing is a gift from God. We can add to it with our puny little efforts, but we don’t save ourselves and we don’t earn our salvation. So I liked what this guy had to say: “[God’s] grace is his unmerited favor, the unearned divine assistance, the enabling power that we receive from day to day, the power that equips us to do what we could never do on our own.” Yep.
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This book was recommended to me by Shawn Sampson - he knows how much I love church books. It was a very thought-provoking book; though I felt like there was a lot of repetition in parts. But, as I was telling this to some friends, it's about Grace, and so there are really so many different ways you can talk about Grace and the Atonement before you become repetitive. But, I really like all of the CS Lewis quotes as well as the many scriptures which were cited; they seemed to be the "not-so-quoted" ones.
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I had a hard time with the first three chapters, just because it felt very repetitive - in it's wording and topic. However, I learned so much from the rest of the book, I wonder if I should re-read the first part to see what I missed! Great insight into our Savior's total atonement and our need to turn everything over to Him so we can wholly do HIS work - not ours.
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I love this book. I love the message and I love the strong scriptures used to teach the doctrine. I didn't like the organization of the ideas and the general layout of the chapters. Robert Millet and I just don't think the same way or something because I always feel like I'm a little lost and wondering in his books. Maybe I'm just not smart enough :)
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I'm actually listening to the audio version again. It is teaching me so much about the atonement of Christ. It never ceases to amaze me how much I can learn from great books I've already read before when the subject is Christ. This is a MUST READ!
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An insightful book that clarifies Mormon/Christian doctrine in regards to being saved by grace and/or works. So much of the argument is based on misunderstood semantics. I found Millet's explanations fresh and interesting. Recommended to those with an interest in such things.
