Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace, The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac & Jacob, 2nd Edition

Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace, The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac & Jacob, 2nd EditionTime and time again, God uses insignificant and desperately sinful people to fulfill his marvelous plans. In short, he uses people like us! We find vivid examples of this truth in Isaac and Jacob, two men who couldn't live up to Abraham's example, let alone God's standardsyet God never abandoned them. Iain Duguid's study of their stories in Genesis shows us how the gospel triumphs not through human effort but through God's relentless grace. His

Time and time again, God uses insignificant and desperately sinful people to fulfill his marvelous plans. In short, he uses people like us! We find vivid examples of this truth in Isaac and Jacob, two men who couldn't live up to Abraham's example, let alone God's standards—yet God never abandoned them. Iain Duguid's study of their stories in Genesis shows us how the gospel triumphs not through human effort but through God's relentless grace. His exposition and application will encourage readers who grapple with their shortcomings in the light of Christ, as well as aid teachers in tracing the golden gospel thread woven through the Old Testament.

Publisher: P & R
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781629951836

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Iain M. Duguid (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He has written numerous works of biblical exposition, including Esther & Ruth in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, Ezek

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"Iain Duguid is both a first-class scholar and a gifted preacher. This book is theologically astute, Christ-centered, and extremely practical. A tremendous resource." Tim Keller, Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church