Grace
John Bunyan was
converted to Christ from a vile and profane life, and he wanted to tell
everyone about it. When he started preaching in his little town of
Bedford, England, he was arrested and imprisoned. This was in the days
when only ministers for the Church of England could freely preach.
Though Bunyan spent years in prison, his voice was never silenced. In
fact, during his imprisonment he wrote his great classic Pilgrim's
Progress and his autobiography, which he entitled Grace Abounding to
the Chief of Sinners . According to Bunyan, had it not been for "a
miracle of precious grace," he would have perished by the stroke of
eternal justice.1
The
word "grace" means: God's Riches At Christ's Expense. It's God's favor
freely bestowed on us in Christ. As we share the Gospel with others,
grace should be among the first words on our lips--abounding grace,
amazing grace.
How sweet the sound!
His whole gospel is a gospel of grace, words of peace and salvation.
John Bunyan
But where sin abounded, grace did much more. Romans 5:20 KJV
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