The Watered Soul

Finding Refreshment in the Word

By Grace Alone

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Finding Freedom and Purging Legalism From Your Life

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Does grace and legalism mix? In By Grace Alone, Derek Prince tackles what he deems as the greatest single problem of the Christian church–legalism. According to the author, the ultimate purpose of the book is for readers to discover what does and does not matter in their Christian walk.

For many believers we start out  knowing that salvation is a gift from God but as we grow in our faith walk, there is a tendency to begin relying on our efforts to earn God’s favor. Which can lead us feeling trapped trying to conform to religious rules and trying to be good by checking off all our religious to do lists. Derek Prince points readers back to a life  of freedom found in God’s grace.

Within this book you will not find a hyper-grace message that frees us to live spiritually corrupt lives.  Instead you find a balanced teaching of law versus grace. In reading this book, I came away with a broaden perspective of grace. One of my favorite chapters was the final one that dwelt with the presence of grace. I had never thought of grace as a teacher.

Like other books I have read from Derek Prince, By Grace Alone is not a light read but the author does a good job of sharing his expansive knowledge in a way that readers can understand and apply to their lives. For anyone that has struggled with feelings of not measuring up or has been in the tiring rat race seeking perfection through self-righteousness, I would recommend you read this book.

About the book:

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Chosen Books (May 15, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0800795644
  • ISBN-13: 978-0800795641
  • Available at Amazon

Disclosure: I was provided a complimentary copy of By Grace Alone from Chosen, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for review purposes. I was not required to write a positive review.

 

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Comments

  1. LaVonne says

    How interesting of you to post this. I was watching an old crusade late the other night and that about how long it had been since I read anything by one of the ministers of time past. I think this book may just be a place to start again.

    • Wanda says

      One of my favorite books I have read by Derek Prince is Derek Prince on Experiencing God’s Power. He has a way of shedding new light on topics. I’d love to hear what you thought about after you have a chance to read it.

  4. Lisa notes says

    That sounds like a book I would enjoy. So I just clicked on over to Amazon and got the sample sent to my Kindle. Thanks for the review.

    I agree that legalism is one of the greatest problems in the church. It’s one reason my family finally decided to walk away from a church body and go elsewhere. It was a very hard decision, but it ended up being the best move. If we aren’t dependent upon the grace of God to save us, what are we depending on?

    • Wanda says

      It takes great courage to leave a church. I find myself in the midst of finding a new church home and it’s been an interesting transition.

  6. Sharon says

    Sounds like a very good book about a sometimes *delicate* subject. It seems that the best balance is to follow the Lord closely, saved by His grace, freed from our rules – but always mindful that true discipleship is costly.

    GOD BLESS!

    • Wanda says

      Following Him closely is the best balance. But I have found myself slipping into the frame of thought that I needed to mark off my to do’s so that I could be deemed a good Christian.