The Discipline of Grace Study Guide
Overview
God won't do your job in the pursuit of holiness. Are you trying to do His? We never outgrow our need for grace. Grace is every bit as important for growing as a Christian as it is for becoming a Christian. But what role does grace play when you are working out your faith? How does it fit in with striving after holiness?
The Discipline of Grace Study Guide (designed to be used with the book or by itself) will help you unlock the mystery of what God does in bringing you to maturity in Christ and help you understand what your responsibility is. Each session in the study guide contains an excerpt from the book, along with probing questions for personal study and group discussion.
If you've ever struggled with what your roles is and what role God takes in your growth as a Christian, this study guide will provide comfort and insight as you learn to rest in Christ while vigorously pursuing a life of holiness.
Product Details
- Title: The Discipline of Grace Study Guide
- Author: Jerry Bridges
- Series: Jerry Bridges Collection
- Publisher: NavPress
- Publication Date: 2006
- Pages: 144
About Jerry Bridges
Dr. Jerry Bridges (1929–2016) was an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and staff member of The Navigators, an international, interdenominational Christian ministry focusing on mentoring, discipling, and building relationships. Bridges earned his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma before serving as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He joined the Christian discipleship organization The Navigators in 1955, where he served as an administrative assistant to the Europe Director, office manager for the headquarters office, Secretary-Treasurer of the organization, and as Vice President for Corporate Affairs before moving to a staff development position with the Collegiate Mission.
Top Highlights
“beholding the glory of the Lord is one means the Spirit uses to transform us.” (Page 66)
“However, the Holy Spirit does use understandable means to sanctify us. Some of these means, such as adversities and the exhortation and encouragement of others, are outside of our control to initiate. With other means, such as the learning and application of Scripture and the frequent use of prayer, He expects us to take the initiative.” (Page 66)
“We do not become more holy either by discipline or by dependence. Neither do we become more holy by committing ourselves to God or by developing Bible-based convictions. We become more holy by obedience to the Word of God, by choosing to obey His will as revealed in the Scriptures in all the various circumstances of our lives.” (Page 121)
“There are instances in the Old Testament where God miraculously intervened and actually fought the battle for Israel. However, there is not a single instance in New Testament teaching on holiness where we are taught to depend on the Holy Spirit without a corresponding exercise of discipline on our part.” (Page 82)
“the discipline that grace administers to us has both a negative and a positive aspect.” (Page 55)
- Title: The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness (Study Guide)
- Author: Jerry Bridges
- Publisher: NavPress
- Print Publication Date: 2006
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Holiness › Christianity; Grace (Theology); Discipline › Religious aspects--Christianity; Conduct of life
- ISBNs: 9781576839904, 1576839907
- Resource ID: LLS:DISCPLNGRACESD
- Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:19:04Z
Jerry Bridges (1929–2016) was an evangelical Christian author and speaker. He serves in the Collegiate Mission, and has been on the staff of The Navigators for more than fifty years. Bridges earned an engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma and went on to serve as an officer in the United States Navy during the Korean War before joining the staff of the Navigators.
He is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold more than one million copies. His devotional Holiness Day By Day garnered the 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award for the inspiration and gift category, and The Discipline Of Grace received a similar award in 1995 for the Christian living category.
