{"id":1057,"date":"2009-06-16T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2022-10-24T21:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T01:15:57","slug":"saved-by-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/saved-by-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Saved by Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saved by Grace: Why Grace is Amazing<\/a><\/em>
by C. F. Honnold<\/h3>

It\u2019s not often that I get to review a book on doctrine, but I am excited about doing it here.<\/p>

Saved by Grace<\/em> is a thorough examination of the Scriptures on the extremely important topic of God\u2019s grace. Though it does not include a Scripture index, I counted well over 100 references in the first chapter alone.<\/p>

The author\u2019s goal is to present \u201cwhat are known as the doctrines of grace. It presents what is often called a Reformed view of salvation\u201d (p. vii)<\/p>

That said, even before I read this book, I knew the author\u2019s position on these doctrines well, because he and I have discussed them many, many times over the last 13 years. C. F. Honnold is my father-in-law, and I know he has wanted to published this book for a long time.<\/p>

Saved by Grace<\/em> is divided into five chapters, one for each of these doctrines. Essentially, he contends:<\/p>

  1. \u201cThe Necessity of Grace\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 There is nothing in any human that deserves any part of God\u2019s grace, much less any of his salvation. In our sinful state, we are at enmity with God.<\/li>
  2. \u201cThe Kindness of Grace\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Because of our sinfulness, any offer of grace \u2013 whether to one person or to the whole world \u2013 is purely a freely given gift from God. God\u2019s offer is based on nothing that we have done or will do.<\/li>
  3. \u201cThe Costliness of Grace\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 While the first two have to do with God the Father, this chapter deals with Jesus\u2019 part. Though the gift of grace is free, it is not cheap; in fact, it was immensely expensive, costing the life of God\u2019s Son for the redemption of sinner. Sin demands death.<\/li>
  4. \u201cCalled by Grace\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Left to ourselves, humans would choose to have nothing to do with God. It is the personal work of the Holy Spirit which calls people to Himself for salvation.<\/li>
  5. \u201cThe Certainty of Grace\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Based on everything to this point, because salvation is based solely on God\u2019s grace, there is nothing that we could do to lose or fall out of God\u2019s grace. Salvation is dependent on God alone.<\/li><\/ol>

    Many of his years of study have been under the writings of the great old Puritan preachers (whom he references periodically), and it shows in this book. Honnold\u2019s writing style is reminiscent of them in its determination and passion for the teaching of the Scriptures.<\/p>

    While I don\u2019t agree with every conclusion he draws, I heartily believe the great majority of what Honnold has written here, and I would recommend Saved by Grace<\/em> to anyone who wants a solid, Scripture-based study of God\u2019s grace. It\u2019s not light reading, but it\u2019s worth your time.<\/p>

    You can get your copy here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Though it does not include a Scripture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"widget-thumbnail":false,"rpwe-thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Daniel Goepfrich","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/author\/dgoepfrich\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Saved by Grace: Why Grace is Amazingby C. 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