It's Amazing!

Our book study group is currently reading Philip Yancey's book "What's So Amazing About Grace".

This book has lead to some great and thoughtful discussion.

One quote that we keep returning to is on the back cover and repeated in the book:


"There is nothing we can do to make God love us more.
There is nothing we can do to make God love us less."

Either statement alone goes against human reason. Both statements together just boggle the mind. Just think about it.

"There is nothing we can do to make God love us more."
What about all the means of Grace.
Praying.
Fasting.
Worship.
Tithing.
Singing Praises.
Doing charity work.
Observing Holy Communion.
Baptism.

Doesn't living a life of piety bring me closer to God?

Doesn't God love the faithful Christian more than the heathen sinner?

It just doesn't seem fair, does it?

It is simple math. You cannot add more to an infinite value. That's how much God loves us. All of those pious acts are just a response to the fact that God loves me at all.


"There is nothing we can do to make God love us less."

But what about sinning?

God doesn't love sinners, does He?

He better, because He doesn't have anyone else to choose from.

So even though I sin, God still loves me infinitely?

Absolutely.

Even if I am a thief?

Yes.

A murderer?

Yes.

A homosexual?

Absolutely, positively, infinitely.

The next question is:
How are you going to respond to that Grace?