I still read some of it though. Because it challenges me to think. And thinking is the point of reading such material, isn’t it?

For example, take Piper’s book, Future Grace. In this volume, Piper takes a close look at God’s grace. While we tend to view God’s grace through an event that happened in the past, resulting in continuing work in our lives, Piper looks at the concept of future grace, revealing how the promises of God’s grace can help us break the chains of sinful issues in our lives.

I don’t disagree with him about the reality of grace, both past and present. God’s grace is something that we can depend on for our survival in a world filled with temptations and distractions. Grace is something that we need, continually.

But grace cannot be described so easily, and so matter-of-fact-ly. Grace is a bigger concept that we can fathom, even though we strive to understand it. To so blithely describe grace, saying “This is what it is…” seems to simplify the matter, trivializing it.

Don’t get me wrong. I gained a lot from reading Future Grace. I just think that Piper is attempting to put grace in a box that it doesn’t fit in, and spills over the edges.

There were a few points where Piper’s Calvinism showed. Those are the points where I scribbled my disagreements in the margins, not being a Calvinist myself.

Overall, I found Future Grace to be interesting and thought-provoking, especially in the area of understanding the Calvinistic view of grace. But it wasn’t a book that struck me as ground-breaking, and isn’t a resource that I will refer to very often.

You’ll find gems of truth in it, but I wouldn’t recommend purchasing this book, unless you get a great deal on it.

What is your favorite Bible passage on grace? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

If you are interested in reading Future Grace, by John Piper, you can purchase it at Amazon.com in print or for Kindle.

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