Grace

...grace must always be connected to the work of Christ, not simply in its origin in the merciful will of God but also in its execution. This is because grace is not a divine sentiment. It is the concrete, divine response to the human problem of sin and death that is manifested in the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. We cannot talk about grace without talking about Christ; grace is Christ, not an abstraction.

 

Carl Trueman, Grace Alone: Salvation as a Gift of God (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017), 220