Wretched Saints

Transformed by the Relentless Grace of God

Noel Jesse Heikkinen

• Publisher: David C Cook
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN:
  9780830777150
• Print ISBN:
  9781434709967

"The truth of the gospel of Jesus, " Heikkinen writes, "is that I am nothing more than a wretch and so much more than a saint." Have you ever wondered if God could really save you? Have you ever thought grace might not be enough? In Wretched Saints, Heikkinen reveals the rough and beautiful side of grace so clearly that readers face up to the scars of sin—and have a renewed, startling realization that God's incredible gospel is true. Wretched Saints shows how grace is the ridiculously unwarranted posture of God that transforms sinners into saints, gives freedom to lavish grace on others, and stubbornly shapes us all to look like Jesus.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Endless Quest to Fix a Nonexistent Problem
• 1. Wretched Saints Are We: Silencing Satan’s Condemning Jackhammer
• 2. Faulty Sensors: The Deadly Cost of Believing a Lie
• 3. Wretched: The Good News Starts with Bad News
• 4. Just Believe: It’s More Than a Feeling
• 5. High Stakes Lost and Found: God’s Singular Posture of Love
• 6. Cherished Whore: A Parable of Betrayal, More Betrayal, and a Love That Transcends It All.
• 7. Loving the Unlovable: There’s No Such Thing as a Little Bit of Grace
• 8. Yet, Here We Are: Playing Nice with a Tyrant
• 9. Grace-Rich Gospel Therapy: Injecting the Gooey Grace of God into Your Deepest Pain
• 10. Born-Again Nick: A Case Study in Grace
• 11. Drip. Drip. Drip.: Why Is God’s Love Feeling Leaky Again?
• 12. Just Chill: Jesus Works So You Can Rest
• 13. Living with God, Others, and Myself: The Glorious New Life of a Wretched Saint
• One Final Thing
• Notes
• Bible Credits