Entries by David Guzik

What Grace Is and Isn’t

Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt. But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness. (Romans 4:4-5) Maybe it was Augustine who said, “What is grace? I know until you ask me. When you […]

Bad News and Good News

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:23-24) In Romans 3, Paul explains the bad news – all humanity is, by nature, guilty of breaking God’s law and therefore in wrong relationship with Him. He […]