So, what’s up with the title, Transcendent Grace? Well, it’s basically the theme of my life, my faith, and my understanding of God. I am who I am because of transcendent grace.
Grace is that great big, huge theological idea of God’s attitude and actions toward us. Grace is a gift given, without having to do anything first. Grace is a gift given without requiring a response on the part of the recipient. Grace is God’s unmerited favor and blessings showered down upon us. Grace is God’s love for us in the face of who we are. Grace is God’s gift of salvation.
Transcendent according to Merriam-Webster is exceeding usual limits, beyond comprehension, universally applicable or significant.
That’s what God’s act of love in Jesus the Christ is: Transcendent Grace. That’s what God’s love is toward us: Transcendent Grace. That's how God welcomes us, and accepts us just as we are: Transcendent Grace. No matter how we may try to understand it, no matter how we might try to define or contain it, it remains: Transcendent Grace.
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