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When we are gripped by the astonishing fact of Christ’s love for us, we desire to draw close to Him. But what can we do to deepen our relationship with Jesus? What does He expect of us? And how can we be more like Him? In Growing Your Faith, author Jerry Bridges, one of the most respected Bible teachers of our time, presents the essential elements of Christian life in highly readable,...

What about the time-honored definition of grace as God’s unmerited favor? While it is not wrong, I believe it is inadequate. So here is a definition that I believe captures the biblical meaning of grace: Grace is God’s favor through Christ to people who deserve His disfavor. There are two elements in this definition that are missing in the shorter definition above. The first is the realization that we actually deserve God’s disfavor because of our sin. Or to put it starkly, in biblical terms, we
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