The thoughts in these notes mostly come from Ken Blue's tape series, Foundations in Grace and Building on Grace. Some things are direct quotes from the tapes, some are paraphrases, and some are just my own thoughts. The tapes are available from Ken Blue's web site,or from Randwick Baptist Church in Australia.
These notes are divided into four parts. The first part is all about God's unconditional acceptance, the second part is about our freedom from the law, the third part is about the power of God and the last part is about the implications of living under grace.
If at the beginning these notes seem to be talking about things you already know, I urge you to keep reading - the truth about grace is far more radical and amazing than most people have ever seen. It goes right against the grain of what most of us have imagined about God's heart towards us. The "good news" really is "good" after all !
David Fisher, Jan 2002
PART 1 - GRACE AS ACCEPTANCE
The crisis of grace
The New Covenant
It's free or it's nothing
Everything is for free
You owe nothing
Uncomfortable yet ?
So why not sin then ?
Once saved, always saved ?
Reactions to grace
God is not interested in your sin
Your conscience's plan of salvation
PART 2 - FREEDOM FROM THE LAW
Free from the law
So, you want to be under the law ?
The effect of the law
Why have a law you could never keep ?
The strengthening of the law
What the law does to you
Grace and truth
Insidious laws and dead works
Law - what is it good for ?
Fulfilling the law
PART 3 - GRACE AS POWER
The power of grace
Not mastered by sin
Resurrection life
God at work
Your portion of grace
Grace for the humble
To be completed
PART 4 - LIVING UNDER GRACE
Gracious exhortation
Obedience under grace
To be completed