But God...: The Two Words at the Heart of the Gospel

But God...: The Two Words at the Heart of the Gospel

Whether from the pen of Moses, Paul, or other biblical authors, â€œBut Godâ€ appears in various forms hundreds of times in the Bible. To understand these two words as they are used in Scripture is to understand the gospel. This book focuses on nine of the most important appearances of this key phrase, drawing in numerous other passages of Scripture and in the process unfolding the magnificent drama of Godâ€™s sovereign graceâ€”from his mercy on Noah to our security in a resurrected Savior.

James Montgomery Boice wrote, â€œMay I put it quite simply? If you understand those two wordsâ€”â€˜but Godâ€™â€”they will save your soul. If you recall them daily and live by them, they will transform your life completely.â€ Boice was right. To the left of â€œBut Godâ€ in Scripture appear some of the worst human atrocities, characterized by disobedience and rebellion. To the left of â€œBut Godâ€ is hopelessness, darkness, and death. But to its right, following â€œBut God,â€ readers of Scripture will find hope, light, and life. Following Godâ€™s intervention, the story of Scripture becomes one of grace, righteousness, and justice. In fact, this phrase is used to describe Godâ€™s activity in nearly every great salvation story in the Bible. It is the perfect phrase for highlighting God's grace against the dark backdrop of human sin.

â€œBut Godâ€ marks Godâ€™s relentless, merciful interventions in human history. It teaches us that God does not wait for us to bring ourselves to him, but that he acts first to bring about our good. It also teaches us of the potential consequences if God were not to act. Scripture shows over and over that without Godâ€™s intervening grace, without the â€œBut Godâ€ statements in the Bible, the world would be completely lost in sin and under judgment.

May the reading of this book, and of the biblical â€œBut Godâ€ statements it contains, cause you to understand these two words, recall them regularly, and allow them to transform your understanding of Godâ€™s grace and thus transform your very life.
Country USA
Manufacturer Cruciform Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-04-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Cruciform Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2011-04-30
Format	Kindle eBook

But God...: The Two Words at the Heart of the Gospel

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