The Guilty Soul's Guide to Grace - by Sam Laing (Paperback)

About the Book

How to live the Christian life with grace.

Book Synopsis

Writing from the fresh perspective of an avowed "guilty soul," Sam shares from his life experiences and from the Scriptures what grace does and does not mean in the Christian's life.

He writes, "For many Guilty Souls, grace is the unclaimed prize. It has been given, but never truly received. Oh, we believe in grace in the sense that we know we need it to be saved and that we could never make it to heaven without it. But in another sense, grace remains dormant. It is the unopened gift, the blessing not enjoyed. It is accepted only in theory, but not in practice. It is absent in our emotional life, in the real world in which we live and move and have our being."

Not wanting us to stay in our bondage, he helps us understand, accept and apply grace in practical ways to our everyday life. Once we grasp even the hem of the garment of God's grace, it softens our hearts. It reasons with our minds. It empowers our will. It heals our emotions. It leaves us not merely forgiven, but triumphant. Not merely free, but empowered to love, to live, to be happy.

What are you waiting for? Take off the chains that Jesus died to free you from. Realize that it is for freedom that Christ set you free!

Chapters are grouped into three sections:

• UNDERSTANDING GRACE
• ACCEPTING GRACE
• LIVING IN GRACE

Review Quotes

Sam Laing does an excellent job of identifying the condition that many long-time Christians, especially those of the Reformed persuasion, suffer with: relentless application of the law (both Mosaic and Christian--the latter being things like quiet time, accountability groups, etc.) to the point of real guilt any time we're not living up to "the standard." How does Laing do this? By both gently and firmly applying the grace we say saves us to our every situation. It does no good to trumpet grace and plug our ears to it at the same time!

I know a lot of people personally who would benefit deeply from this book. I may not know you personally, but I'm guessing you could use it, too.

-Jeff H.