Augustine: Captive of Grace

There is nothing more beautiful in the whole world than the grace of God. God’s grace! Grace that takes hold of a man, a man who is dead in sin, and revives him; grace that takes the spiritually deformed and refashions him in image of Jesus Christ; grace that takes an ugly sinner and beautifies him, causing him to reflect the beauty and holiness of God. God’s grace: sovereign, free, unmerited—that is what makes a saint! The life of every one of God’s people testifies to this truth. We see this...