My Thoughts
“By Grace Alone” is a stunning look at the concept of God’s grace and what I enjoyed about it, is that it is laid out in such a simplistic format that this is a book that will be beneficial for non-Christians who question, “Why do I need to be saved, I’m fine” to maturing Christians who are seeking a better understand of Grace or just a deeper look of what it means to be forgiven by our Heavenly Father.
A note of interest and what makes this book a must read and has it stand out, By Grace Alone is based on Emmanuel T. Sibomana’s ,an African pastor born in 1915,powerful hymn, “O How the Grace of God Amazes Me.”
As you read each chapter, you’ll realize that each chapter is based on a stanza from the hymn itself, making this book a great addition not just for the home, but if you are a homeschooling family, whom incorporates hymn studies in the curriculum, a great book to introduce to older students.
Overall, “By Grace Alone” by Sinclair Ferguson is a good insight into God’s Grace and at 123 pages, definitely well worth the read. What I loved about “By Grace Alone” is at the end of the book is a listing of scriptures that are used throughout the book, leading this book to be, really, a great devotional that can be read in a week or if spread out, can be done in 7 weeks, with each week, concentrating on the chapter and the scripture shared.
Publisher’s Note about Book
In By Grace Alone: How the Grace of God Amazes Me, Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson laments that “we have lost the joy and energy that is experienced when grace seems truly ‘amazing.’” In an effort to restore the wonder of divine grace, he reflects on it from seven angles, each built around a stanza from a rich but little-known hymn, “O How the Grace of God Amazes Me,” written by Emmanuel T. Sibomana, a pastor in the African nation of Burundi. (Download the sheet music and MP3 file for free from ligonier.org.)
This book poses probing questions for today’s believer: “If I am not amazed by God’s grace, can I really be living in it? Can I really be tasting, and savoring, and delighting in it?” But those willing to delve into God’s Word with Dr. Ferguson will come away with a deeper astonishment at the depths of God’s grace.
123 Pages
Published February 2010
About the Author: Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson is senior minister of the historic First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C., and a distinguished visiting professor of systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He has been an editor and a trustee with the Banner of Truth Trust publishing house and has been a prolific author. His published titles include The Holy Spirit, Grow in Grace, Let’s Study Philippians, John Owen on the Christian Life, and, for children, The Big Book of Questions and Answers and The Big Book of Questions & Answers About Jesus. Dr. Ferguson and his wife, Dorothy, have been married for thirty-six years. They have four children.
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