Transforming Grace Discussion Guide: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love

I was born into a Christian family and attended an evangelical church all my life. I had all this stock knowledge of what the Bible was about and ideas on how a Christian was "supposed" to behave. But there was no love in my heart for the Lord. What I sought to live was a MORAL life. I did not live out the gospel in its fullness and did not understand the meaning of LIVING BY GRACE... until the book TRANSFORMING GRACE!After reading that, I decided to buy this discussion guide to use for my personal bible study. I really immersed myself in the Bible readings and seriously reflected on the questions because I was SO TIRED of the performance treadmill.This book has COMPLETELY CHANGED my perspective on what it means to live by grace. Bridges patiently and painstakingly lays it all out in the companion book "Transforming Grace" and this discussion guide enables us to participate in the discussion, to really think about why we hold on to the ideas we hold on to. It compels us to study this wondrous tapestry of God's grace. We are not only saved by it, but we live by it. I came face to face with the love of God, I came to know Him in a deeper way. I no longer view Him as a God with a clipboard, checking off a list of things I am doing or not doing. But I view Him as as a magnanimous, loving, wondrous, holy, and enchanting God!Realizing all this has changed my heart. I actually desire to obey the Lord! I obey not out of legalism anymore (although I still DO fall into this trap sometimes), but because I have come to know Him as a God of grace. I praise and thank God for using Jerry Bridges to enlighten my darkened mind. For illuminating the beauty of the gospel. PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK if you feel burdened in your Christian walk and your motivation for living for the Lord is coming from all the wrong places!

Both practical and theologically sound. Applications almost leap out of text. NOT a Magical formulae, but wisdom from a man of God who was humble and highly influential in advancing the Kindom of God.

Good Bible study about the untold Grace of God. Great for small groups study and discussion on the Grace God gives us freely. You can't work for it, cant buy it or steal it. Its a gift from God to his people to live better lives for him.

Material is well organized and consistent with the teachings of Scripture. The study guide can be used seperately from the book because of the chapter summaries and interactive questions which require one to study the Bible for answers. I have used this while leading mixed small group studies and men's Bible studies.

Dr. Bridges leads you into a deeper understanding of how God's Grace affects every part of your life. If you are living and basing your Christian life by works, he shows you how to transform that into living and basing your Christian life on God's Grace. As J I Packer writes (it appears on the back cover) this book will show you "just how inexhaustible and generous God's grace really is." I could not say it any better.

Pastor Bridges is a good example of including the experience with doctrine.

Used in small group study. Absolutely thrilled and filled.

As always, Jerry Bridges challenges my faith with Biblical insights and knowledge that help me look deeper into the Word.