Defiant Grace: The Suprising Message and Mission of Jesus [Paperback]

Dane Ortlund (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2011

When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him and the prostitutes and social outcasts flocked to him.WhyBecause the open welcome of divine grace that Jesus offered, open to anyone who would simply leave their moral resume at home, is not predictable. It is not safe. It is defiant.In this book, Dane Ortlund reflects on this defiant grace as it uniquely emerges in reach of the four Gospel accounts. In each Gospel, the message and mission of Jesus is deeply surprising: In Matthew, we see the surprise of disobedient obedience. In Mark, we see the surprise of the king undergoing the fate of a criminal. In Luke, we see the surprise of the insiders becoming outsiders and the outsiders becoming insiders. In John, we see the surprise of the Creator of the universe becoming one of his own creatures.Such surprises confound our law-marinated hearts. But the good news that Jesus won with his own blood will not be tamed. This good news is defiant. This book exists to exult in this good news and the scandalous mercy Jesus loves to pour out on needy sinners--on people like you and me

Product Details

• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: Evangelical Press (October 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0852347510
• ISBN-13: 978-0852347515
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #768,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book July 10, 2012

By Justin Buzzard

Format:Paperback

Dane Ortlund is a scholar and a gentleman. I met Dane about a year ago after some email correspondence and found him to be a man who truly lives under the radical truth he proclaims in this book. Defiant Grace helped me, and will help you, better appreciate, enjoy, and extend God's grace. Dane is a fantastic writer. I can't wait to read what he will write next.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wondrous look at Jesus in the Gospels December 28, 2011

By Justin Langley

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It was such a joy to read Dane Ortlund's brief reflections on the grace of God in the gospel, seen most clearly in the portrayals of Jesus in the four Gospels! Fresh, winsome, insightful, this little book had me leaping for joy, as my affections for Jesus were stirred and enhanced. Several "aha!" moments combined with several exclamations of "amen!" as Dane's beautiful command of the English language combined with his careful handling of the Gospels as Scripture. God's grace is indeed counter-intuitive, unexpected, surprising, and Dane has provided great help for God's people to revel in God's wondrously "defiant grace"!

5.0 out of 5 stars An 11 out of 10 April 15, 2013

By Eric O.

Format:Paperback

I enjoyed every sentence of this book. I found myself quickly immersed in my brother's unfolding of the message of grace in the gospels. After finishing, my first thought was to donate the book to the library so that others could read it; but I decided to keep it on my shelves so that I can read it with my children when they are older. Thank you, Dane, for your labors in this book!