Disciplelife Classes

 

Wednesdays at 6:15 | Dinner at 5:30  

Classes Start April 19        

                           

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Grace Alone: Salvation as a Gift of God

by Carl Trueman
 
Grace is the heart of the Christian gospel. It’s a doctrine that touches the very depths of human existence and makes Christianity such an essential alternative to the dissolution and nihilism of modern culture. Grace Alone guides you into a better doctrinal understanding of the issue and gives you a more glorious vision of an active and saving God.
 
The language of grace fills the Bible so much that to say “grace alone” may not evoke much reflection. Unlike “faith alone,” there’s no theological controversy among expressions of Christianity. Reviving one of the five great declarations of the Reformation (and one of the more overlooked)—sola Gratia—professor and church historian Carl Trueman:
  • Provides a thorough definition of grace as it’s found in the Bible and an overview of biblical references to, and teaching on, grace.
  • Tracks the doctrine of grace as it’s been articulated throughout church history, with discussions of Augustine, Pelagius, Thomas Aquinas, and ending with the Reformation and theologies of Luther and Calvin.
  • Looks at the relationship between the means of grace and the modern church, defining the practical implications of the Reformation’s understanding of grace.
Explanations throughout on the relationship of grace to sin, salvation and glorification, God’s sovereignty, the sacraments, and the controversies regarding freewill and predestination. Grace Alone is a beautiful and much-needed revival of this foundational doctrine and the assurance of salvation.
 
Study lasts for eight weeks.
 
Optional workbook is $22 (scholarships available).