What is future grace, and why must a believer learn to depend upon it?
Written to be read over the period of a single month, John Piper's Future Grace establishes the believer in the importance and reality of future grace. This grace is all that God has promised for us from this moment into eternity. Piper believes that being rooted in and believing firmly in these promises will allow Christians to live a life of continued growth and sanctification.
Like many other commentators and observers of the Christian life, Piper recognizes that Christianity in America is facing a crisis of faith. He cites Alister McGrath, who notes, "People need support to keep them going when enthusiasm [after conversion] fades." His book aims to support believers to continue growing and not become cold.
He recognizes the tension between the power of sin and the promise of future grace. If the Christian remains stuck in sin, it leads to bankruptcy, but if believers put their trust in the promises of God, it changes everything. But, he notes, "the promises of future grace are the keys to Christ-like Christian living." Piper takes the reader on a 31-day journey to receive support and continue into a deeper faith filled with assurance for tomorrow.
