What is grace? It gets tossed around in Christian circles with words like love and repentance and joy. But what does real grace look like in the real world? What does Gods grace really meanespecially in a society that values contribution and earning above charity and hand-outs?
Many have already found the answer to that question in Philip Yanceys best-selling book Whats So Amazing About Grace? Now small groups can use Yanceys book to help others find the answer as well.
The honest, penetrating quality that comes through in Whats So Amazing About Grace? makes it an ideal resource for home or campus studies, or any small group studies that include both non-Christians and Christians. In Yancey and Quinns hands, grace is revealed as something deeper than many Christians practice or even experience.
The study cuts through the "baggage" of religion and pulls no punches in charging the Church for its role in neglecting grace and contributing to the current culture that views churches as places of judgment and not homes of compassion and redemption. However, objections to Christianity (and to the behavior of some Christians, for that matter) receive equal treatment. As Yancey explains in the book, grace overcomes such doubts and obstacles. It invites anyone to come and be forgiven and to start over again. When grace is seen for what it truly is, many arguments and objections fade away.
If youre starting a small-group study or are currently in one and looking for good material, Whats So Amazing About Grace? is a winner, especially if your group is interested in reaching people who in the past may have been turned off by Christianity.