Review of The Truth About Grace

“The Truth About Grace” by John MacArthur , which I received to review from book sneeze.com, is a great book which tackles one of the foundational truths of Christianity. It is part of a three-book series from MacArthur. The book introduces grace and explains what it is, how you receive it and why today’s common beliefs are wrong. This book is a must read. It’s a short book of about 100 pages, but it is packed full of truth. Several times I found myself convicted or thinking over issues addressed in the book. MacArthur backs every statement with scripture. He doesn’t just use one basic scripture, but instead uses several verses. One he commonly uses is when Paul asks should we sin more to attain grace? Definitely not. Unlike “The Truth About Forgiveness,” MacArthur does not center the entire book around a couple of bible stories. The impact is equally as powerful. I recommend it to anyone interested in either growing in their walk or learning more about the Christian faith. I look forward to reading through the last book in the series although it may be after my two week trip to Uganda before I can tackle it. I don’t think it’ll last more than a couple of hours on my flight over there. Check this book out as soon as you can and you won’t be disappointed.

Review of The Truth About Forgiveness

When I received “The Truth About Forgiveness” by John MacArthur, I wasn’t expecting the volume of truth that’s bound in this tiny book. Only a little more than 100 pages, this book is a quick read. It’ll impact you completely with its amount of basic doctrine and the in-your-face way MacArthur places it to you. MacArthur uses plenty of scripture to back each statement made. It’s biblically backed. The other weekend I heard a radio commercial for a local church which claimed it didn’t use guilt in its messages. In this church they only show the love of Jesus. This book destroys the message of this commercial because without repentance there can be no salvation. MacArthur also uses stories of Jesus to back the point such as the paraplegic who He forgave then healed and the Pharisees reaction to the forgiveness. Forgiveness is laid out raw through this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will probably read it again. I’ve bragged on this book to a few friends. I’ve only read one other book by MacArthur, so I can’t really tell if it follows in his style of writing. I can say it is incredible and I love how he speaks on the forgiveness given by Jesus. He’s incredibly straightforward in a world where many weave around the truth. I plan on checking out the other two books in the series. These books will reveal truth to you concerning forgiveness. Through this book, forgiveness becomes much more real. I received this book from booksneeze.com to review, but the opinion is my own.