The Grace Awakening by Charles R. Swindoll {review}
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It’s taken me forever to get to this review so it won’t be very detailed.
But despite the passing of time since I read this months ago, I still believe that it is an excellent read! Grace is the theme of the book and grace was the style employed in the writing. While I don’t agree with everything spoken of here by Chuck Swindoll, I gleaned a lot of food for thought. I appreciate the humble and gracious spirit of the author, which shines through so clearly. Grace is a sticky subject in the Christian world, and I though Swindoll did a wonderful job of approaching it biblically. The balanced explanation of the errors found in both legalism and cheap Grace were incredibly helpful!

“Cheap grace justifies the sin rather than the sinner. True grace, on the other hand, justifies the sinner, not the sin.”

“Legalistic people with their rigid dos and don’ts kill the spirit of joy and spontaneity of those who wish to enjoy their liberty. Strict legalistic people in leadership drain the very life out of a church, even though they may claim they are doing God a service.”

“Those who seek to please God only are invincible from within. Not only that, but when we stop striving to please people, we are also unintimidated from without.”

This following is a from a favorite section:
“Once we truly grasp the freedom grace brings, we can spend lengthy periods of our lives without sinning or feeling ashamed. Yes we can! And why not? Why should sin gain the mastery over us? Who says we cannot help but yield to it? How unbiblical! You see, most of us are so programmed to sin that we wait for it to happen. To tell the truth, most Christians have been better trained to expect and handle their sin then to expect and enjoy their freedom.”

I believe TGA is a book for every Christian, regardless of background. It’s a wonderful starting point for unraveling what exactly God has given us when it comes to His grace!

4.5⭐️

I read this book when it first came out. This is a reread for me. Love the precepts in this book and how the author related it to both current situations and Biblical characters and events.

This book changed my life and ministry.
Though I do not agree 100% with what is in this book, I highly recommend that you read it.
I have some doctrinal, and practical differences with Charles Swindoll.
But this book is thought provoking and life changing.
Read it - you will never be the same.

Chuck Swindoll has written some pretty good books in the past, but I can't give this one a big enough 'meh'. It's dull. What's worse, it stuffs tired platitudes into a sock and beats the reader about the head and shoulders with them. There are no easy answers to faith, but this book seems to be arguing otherwise.

Grace is Needed

This book is, in a few unimportant ways, dated. But that didn’t obscure a message that is much needed now. We need God’s grace more than ever. For one thing, the Church is more divided than ever. Political influences are causing mayhem. The only way to embrace our unity as Christ followers is by God’s grace.

This was a most enlightening and freeing book to read, having come out of a legalistic environment. It was like a torch, shining on passages of Scriptures that I had read so many times but didn't quite "get", in terms of how it applied to me & how I should then live.

God's grace, what it is, what it does and how to recognize it.

I read this book several years ago. Through grace, I have become a much better person. An insightful book of grace and unconditional love.

Very Encouraging

I agree with Swindoll. The church needs a grace awakening. I loved this book. It spoke to my heart in several areas. I would recommend it to everyone. We need the reminder of what God's grace has been to us and what our grace can mean to others.

There is so much wisdom imparted throughout this book. It is a wonderful reminder of how to live fully in God's grace.

One of the best books I've ever read on the subject. On any subject.