Another of the Lifechange series of books is called The Grace and Truth Paradox. In this easy to read but powerful little book, popular author Randy Alcorn shows that Jesus Christ was full of BOTH grace and truth–full of grace, and full of truth–that’s 100% of each! This little volume will open your eyes on the balance that we as Christians need to strike between grace and truth. Here is a quotation from the chapter, “What is Grace?” “The cost of redemption cannot be overstated. The wonders of grace cannot be overemphasized. Christ took the hell He didn’t deserve so we could have the heaven we don’t deserve. If you’re not stunned by the thought of grace, then you aren’t grasping what graces offers you, or what it cost Jesus.” Here are some thoughts from the chapter, “What is Truth?” “Jesus didn’t say, ‘I am a way and a truth and a life; I’m one way to come to the Father.’ He said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ (John 14:6, emphasis added). “Raised in a culture that condemns such thinking as narrow and intolerant, even many Christians now consider it arrogant to say that only Christians will go to heaven. It certainly would be arrogant if we were the ones who came up with it. But we didn’t. We’re just repeating what Jesus said. We’re not trusting ourselves; we’re trusting Him. If it were up to us, we’d think up something more popular. But it’s not up to us.”
