All things free

After diving into grace more deeply we must also back away and look at the wonderful overall picture of grace. The following is the outline for one of John Wesleys sermons, Free Grace. The whole sermon can be found at http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/wesley/serm-128.stm

Sermon 128 (text from the 1872 edition)
Free Grace

by John Wesley

Preached at Bristol, in the year 1740

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Romans, 8:32

TO THE READER
Nothing but the strongest conviction, not only that what is here advanced is "the truth as it is in Jesus," but also that I am indispensably obliged to declare this truth to all the world, could have induced me openly to oppose the sentiments of those whom I esteem for their work's sake: At whose feet may I be found in the day of the Lord Jesus!
Should any believe it his duty to reply hereto, I have only one request to make, -- Let whatsoever you do, be done inherently, in love, and in the spirit of meekness. Let your very disputing show that you have "put on, as the elect of God, bowel of mercies, gentleness, longsuffering; "that even according to this time it may be said, "See how these Christians love one another!"

How freely does God love the world! While we were yet sinners, "Christ died for the ungodly." While we were "dead in our sin," God "spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all." And how freely with him does he "give us all things!" Verily, FREE GRACE is all in all!

The grace or love of God, whence cometh our salvation, is FREE IN ALL, and FREE FOR ALL.

I. It is free in all to whom it is given.
II. The doctrine of predestination is not a doctrine of God.
III. Predestination destroys the comfort of religion, the happiness of Christianity.
IV. This uncomfortable doctrine also destroys our zeal for good works.
V. Furthermore, the doctrine of predestination has a direct and manifest tendency to overthrow the whole Christian Revelation.
VI. And at the same time, makes that Revelation contradict itself.
VII. Predestination is a doctrine full of blasphemy.

God's grace is a wonderful and free gift for all of us. Yay!! Praise God!!!
God Bless you,
your sister in Christ,
~Erin