{"product_id":"9781596272392-from-sin-to-amazing-grace","title":"From Sin to Amazing Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the history of Christianity, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT” or“queer”) people have been condemned as unrepentant sinners who are in dire need of God’s saving grace. As a result of this condemnation, LGBT people have been subjected to great spiritual, emotional and physical abuse and violence. This issue takes on a particular urgency in light of the ongoing harassment and bullying of LGBT young people by their classmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheng argues that people need to be liberated from the traditional legal model of thinking about sin and grace as a violation of divine and natural laws in which grace is understood as the strength to refrain from violating such laws. Rather Cheng proposes a Christological model based upon the theologies of Irenaeus, Bonaventure and Barth, in which sin and grace are defined in terms of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book serves as a useful resource for all people who struggle to make sense of the traditional Christian doctrines of sin and grace in the context of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick S. Cheng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356955689215,"sku":"9781596272392","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9424\/5887\/files\/9781596272392.jpg?v=1767928844","url":"https:\/\/churchpublishing.org\/products\/9781596272392-from-sin-to-amazing-grace","provider":"Church Publishing Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}