Book Review- The Grace of God by Andy Stanley

In his new book, The Grace of God, Andy Stanley takes the reader through the pages of Scripture to show the depth of the grace of God. From chapters titled "In the Beginning, Grace" (Adam and Eve); "Chosen by Grace" (Abraham); "Surprised by Grace" (Joseph) and ten others, Stanley draws deeply from the Bible to detail facets of grace that may often be overlooked.

Much has been written about the grace of God, yet Stanley's book remains enlightening. As Stanley writes, "Grace. It's what we crave most when our guilt is exposed. It's the very thing we are hesitant to extend when we are confronted with the guilt of others- especially when their guilt has robbed us of something we consider valuable". As with many of his other works, Stanley paints word-pictures that vividly shed light on a subject.

While many of Stanley's works revolve around the concepts of better communication or better leadership, this book is firmly grounded to Scripture. It's even divided into two sections, the first containing Old Testament examples of grace with the second section containing New Testament examples of grace.

I reviewed this book in conjunction with Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze program, was not compensated for this review and the opinions expressed are entirely mine.