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Explore how the grace that brings us to faith in Christ also disciplines us in Christ. This curriculum kit contains 10 books and 10 study guides.
Description: The Discipline of Grace by Navigator author Jerry Bridges offers a clear and thorough explanation of the gospel and what it means to be a believer. Explore how the same grace that brings us to faith in Christ also disciplines us in Christ.
Each of the 13 sessions in the discussion guide contain probing questions for personal study and group discussion.
This curriculum set will help you explore God's character, your relationship with Him, and His forgiveness.
This kit contains 10 books and 10 study guides. No other discounts apply.
Discipline of Grace Curriculum Set
ISBN-13: 876
Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Cover: Paperback
256 Pages
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A call to action in light of the gospel
Speaking with the heart of a pastor, Jerry Bridges encourages believers to take an active approach to discipleship, while keeping a proper grounding in the gospel as Christ-centered and Spirit-empowered. The message of the gospel as an essential element for both believer and unbeliever takes center stage. Bridges shows throughout the fallacy of thinking we can "earn" righteousness or holiness, while still lifting up a challenge to actively engage in the process of spiritual growth.
Unfortunately, there is a certain lack of precision throughout. And while this does not necessarily affect the final outcome once the general tenor of Scripture is dealt with, when addressing specific verses and passages, Bridges sometimes makes some "blunders" that are common in popular "Bible study". The most common is over-reading, imbuing words with greater meaning, extent or specificity than a passage requires. This often puts his logic on an insecure footing, even when used to bolster a point that is in the end theologically sound. Frequent references to passive voice in the Greek language are used to make definite theological arguments about agency. This always makes me cringe a little, as very rarely is agency declared outright in these passages (the emphasis being on the subject's experience of the action, not on the action's agency), and when it is, it often is not so clearly or unambiguously the agent declared by Bridges.
Bridges has a love for quotes in this book, and specifically for Puritan writers - though this is likely based on the subject matter of this book and the Puritan propensity to write on the topics of self-discipline, sin and the sin nature. That being said, I could have done with a few less quotes, paraphrased or otherwise. I felt that John Owen was quoted so much that were I to read him now, I would have a continuous experience of deja vu. John Murray also received a thorough coverage within these pages. I have nothing against quotes, and in more devotional or introspective works, this is somewhat common. But the length and frequency was probably excessive in light of his repeated need to paraphrase the antiquated quotes and the wealth of Scripture he was also trying to feed into his reasoning and pastoral musings.
While I may seem to have presented a lot of negatives, Bridges writing style is quite clear. A number of places stand out for their ability to relate theological truth in powerful ways. When he covers Deuteronomy 6, his progression (pp. 115-121) from love to obedience and the connection between the two is executed brilliantly. Similarly, the call to pursue holiness rather than passively wait is handled very effectively (p. 136).
Posted by George Marshall on 2/24/2010 11:28:51 PM
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