God So Loved the World: God So Loves Us

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God gave his Son for me. But how does Christ’s amazing grace really work in my life? Amazing grace—how sweet the sound— That saved a wretch like me! (“Amazing Grace,” Hymns for Home and Church, no. 1010) I truly wish to rejoice with John Newton. But sometimes I don’t understand.… Continue reading

His Comprehensive Grace vs. Our Faulty Works

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How does our understanding of “grace” combat our perfectionism, shame, depression, or anxiety? BYU Studies explains. There is a recurring thought in my mind: “I am not the person I wish I were. I do not have the capacity to be that person.” Many overly occupied, ambitious, and earnest people… Continue reading