That night, Arthur went home and did not check his mental ledger. He slept like a man who had been pardoned, not because he was innocent, but because the Judge had already paid his fine.
Arthur felt a strange, trembling freedom as he spoke the next words. “The Gospel isn’t a ledger. It’s a gift. You didn’t get saved by trying harder. You got saved because Jesus finished the work. And here’s the secret that took me thirty years to learn: that same grace that saved you is the only thing that can change you. ” transforming grace jerry bridges pdf
“Because I failed.”
“You couldn’t if you tried,” Arthur said. And for the first time, he believed it for himself, too. That night, Arthur went home and did not