Grace: God's Unmerited Favor [Paperback]

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2003

You have inherited thousands of God's promises, and you don't have to do a thing to earn them. Charles Spurgeon discusses many of the provisions God has made for all of His children, including everlasting life, spiritual guidance, and unshakable faith. Discover a wonderful security, peace, and richness in your life.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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You have inherited thousands of God's promises, and you don't have to do a thing to earn them. As you learn to accept God's free grace, you will discover a wonderful security, peace, and richness in your life. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), the "Prince of Preachers," preached his first sermon at age sixteen. During his lifetime he preached to an estimated ten million people. He published over two thousand of his sermons, which compose the largest collection of work by a single author. Spurgeon founded and supported charitable outreaches, including educational institutions. He also founded a pastors' college and the famous Stockwell Orphanage. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 171 pages
• Publisher: Whitaker House; Revised edition (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883689561
• ISBN-13: 978-0883689561
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,004,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Charles Spurgeon: the Theologian of Grace, December 22, 2010

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Howard Eames "wisdom seeker" (KANSAS CITY, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace: Gods Unmerited Favor (Paperback)

It is often said that Augustine of Hippo was the "theologian of grace." Charles Spurgeon was the theologian of grace par excellence, not to mention one of the finest evangelical preachers this side of the Apostle Paul. The message of God's grace in the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is *the* distinctive teaching that distances vital, virile Christianity from all other forms of religion which are essentially predicated upon the notion that man must *earn* the favor of God or the gods. No one but Charles Spurgeon has been able to so ably unpack the *doctrine of grace* from the Pauline epistles. All of grace - salvation, becoming right with God, being *rescued* from sin and eternal destruction, becoming a son or daughter of God, being translated from being enemies of God to becoming friends of God adopted into His Kingdom . . . it is *all of grace*! If this is the hunger of your never-dying soul - then feast on Spurgeon. CHS masterfully unpacks the text: "Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, *not according to our works* - but according to His own purpose" - this is good news for those who have spent half a life-time engaged in works-righteousness endeavors in order to find peace of soul, rest for their souls. Spurgeon is the master! Read his works and fight the good fight to find true rest in Jesus Christ who is the Lord our Righteousness, the Lord our Holiness - all of His unmerited favor.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The How and Why Christianity is Different Than Every Other World Religion, December 22, 2008

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JerseyManDan "Truth Defender" (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grace: God's Unmerited Favor (Paperback)

As insight is only a relative term to one's level of learning and instruction, to say that this book is not insightful is grossly misleading. This is an excellent Biblical message of God's finished work done on the cross, written in a very conversational manner and easily understood. This is a short but powerful read that might be especially useful for new believers or the seeker. Jonathan Edwards' writing is a good place to go from here.

There is nothing we can do to earn God's favor. We do not impress him in the least, nor do we teach him anything. Yet by his grace he invites us into his eternal kingdom. Amen!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Solid, Not Special, October 29, 2007

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Xert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grace: God's Unmerited Favor (Paperback)

This little book is an entirely competant introduction to the traditional Reformed unerstanding of grace, though it's rarely poignant and never insightful. There's nothing particularly wrong with it other than its dated prose, but anyone who's already reasonably knowledgeable in the subject will be far better off studying Jonathan Edwards instead.