A Graceful Uprising Quotes

“God’s purpose for his children is not that we have a comfortable life. God’s purpose is that we grow to be great through the groaning of life, ultimately being “conformed to the image of his Son.” Even Jesus himself learned obedience to God “through the things that he suffered” and became the perfect founder of our salvation through his sufferings (Heb. 5:8; 2:10).”
― Jonathan Jones II, A Graceful Uprising: How Grace Changes Everything

“When we look at the whole picture, the book of Romans teaches that we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in the event of baptism alone. Baptism is not a work of man for salvation; it is the “powerful working of God” in us at that event (Col. 2:12). Baptism is the “real sinner’s prayer” where we call out to God for his saving grace (1 Pet. 3:21; cf. Acts 22:16).”
― Jonathan Jones II, A Graceful Uprising: How Grace Changes Everything

“Aside from the gospel of Jesus Christ, no religion offers anything like this. Every other religious system operates under a system of developing your own righteous acceptance before God. In the gospel, however, God develops a perfect record (résumé; moral performance) in Christ himself, and he offers it to us as a gift, and by it we are accepted.”
― Jonathan Jones II, A Graceful Uprising: How Grace Changes Everything