Coming Grace

What is coming grace? It is all that God promises to be for us from this very moment. Saving grace means being confident and satisfied in this coming grace. It is for this reason that saving grace is also sanctifying faith. The power of the promise of sin is broken by the power of a superior satisfaction called faith in future grace. Gratitude for past grace was never intended to invigorate future obedience. Tomorrow's problems demand grace for tomorrow. And faith that coming grace will be there is the victory that overcomes the world.

No one's sin is justified. We sin because we want to. Sins promise happiness and we believe that lie. How can we cut the root of sin in our lives? Sin must be penalized by the righteous blood of Christ and the power of sin must be broken by the promise of Christ. John Piper's meditations are rooted in the solid rock of biblical reflection. Chapter by chapter, one for each day of the month, the author reveals how by embracing God's promise, the power of anxiety, discouragement, greed, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, lost shame, and much more can be broken.

"Pastor Piper's written proposal is to revitalize a decadent American Christianity that only knows how to cheat grace and faith. Penetrated by the Bible, saturated with God, deeply evangelical, and passionately human, Piper fills the forgotten dimension of faith, hope, joy, stability, and holiness, the appreciation and praise of God, with a masterful hand. It is a book that will enrich and give you wisdom; you will treasure it and reread it" J.I. Packer