Overall rating and opinion of "Grace Revealed " by Frederick J. Sievert

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Reading the reviews I find in this conversation thread. I can see that the book deserves a chance. Self-help or spiritual growth books are generally something I avoid. They are often full of cheap philosophy and obvious answers. Fair tricks for those desperate to find the Lord in these difficult times.

I hope Grace Revealed is like you say something different. With a more mundane approach to God, closer to our day to day. It is difficult today to feel the presence of God in our lives, with so many misfortunes that surround us.

Faith is always a delicate thing, difficult to build and maintain. Even more so in a society that is increasingly inclined towards material and immediate things, to the detriment of spiritual development.

For my part, I consider myself lucky. I always felt the presence of God at my side, guiding and protecting me. I am very grateful for that and hope that this book will help others.
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Grace Revealed by Frederick J. Sievert is a good book for Christians desirous of a deeper walk with God and encouragement in the face of crisis and challenges. I, personally, have never faced the kind of upheaval that the present pandemic has led to. I find comfort and hope for the future in inspirational books like Grace Revealed.
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Going through the testimonies of people has really inspired me to a great extent. The verses in this book really motivated and inspired me. Whatever troubles or difficulties we might experience in life, this book made me realize that God is always there and his grace is always sufficient to see us through.
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I like the way the the book talks about the place of God' grace during trials and challenges. The fact that we can draw from the experiences written in the book thus, drawing us closer to God is wonderful.
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This book was an enjoyable read and well written, although as someone who is not very familiar with the Bible it was nice to have the verses to connect to the stories. This book is not a genre I typical read so it was interesting to read something with a religious tone that was not very preachy. I enjoyed the design of multiple stories that allowed for the reader to see various perspectives and as a reader you can take away different things from each story to support you in your own life. I was hesitant to read this book, but pleasently surprised.
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Giga51087 wrote: 25 May 2020, 23:37 Reading the reviews I find in this conversation thread. I can see that the book deserves a chance. Self-help or spiritual growth books are generally something I avoid. They are often full of cheap philosophy and obvious answers. Fair tricks for those desperate to find the Lord in these difficult times.

I hope Grace Revealed is like you say something different. With a more mundane approach to God, closer to our day to day. It is difficult today to feel the presence of God in our lives, with so many misfortunes that surround us.

Faith is always a delicate thing, difficult to build and maintain. Even more so in a society that is increasingly inclined towards material and immediate things, to the detriment of spiritual development.

For my part, I consider myself lucky. I always felt the presence of God at my side, guiding and protecting me. I am very grateful for that and hope that this book will help others.
I feel the same way towards self- help book. Kind of suspicious in a way. I think that this book resonated more with me because there where so many different stories and I don't think that author pushed any narrative other than tell these stories. It is not preachy.
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God's grace is free for everyone. I do not have a problem with making a distinction between Jesus Christ and God the Father since Jesus Christ makes it clear that Him and the Father are one. I tend to avoid spiritual books because of doctrinal differences. I'm yet to get an overview of what kinds of doctrine the author teaches.
:D Only God gives the strength to smile in the face of death.
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I love the fact that the book is comprised of various feelings. The religious mini stories in the book are a very good read. It gets a little difficult at times when the author talks about the Bible. Although it's a good read for someone interested in knowing the religious factors. I am halfway through the book and would surely like to complete it as soon as possible.
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It was very inspired by the stories of faith in this book. However, I dedicated my life to God as a child and I was fortunate to be raised in a Christian home. So I didn't find God in a crisis and my life has never been in shambles. That makes me so thankful.
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This book I can say hits more on how Grace is revealed to everyone even when it is undeserved. I will rate the book a high because it did explain more with scriptural backups and exciting stories just to prove that no matter how hard the hurdles and how far apart you have left your Christian values, forgiveness is always given.

I encourage more readers, the book was quite engaging.
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abhibilala wrote: 26 May 2020, 22:36 I love the fact that the book is comprised of various feelings. The religious mini stories in the book are a very good read. It gets a little difficult at times when the author talks about the Bible. Although it's a good read for someone interested in knowing the religious factors. I am halfway through the book and would surely like to complete it as soon as possible.
It is not a bad thing to take your time reading this book. I wish I did it like that. But it is also not a bad choice for a reread.
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Post by Vicky-kooro »

the (Grace Revealed) is an inspirational book especially for those in need of encouragement, when going through times of crisis such as death of a loved one, addiction, family problems, or career problems etc it shows how those things could be overcome by having faith in God.
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The book really calls out to me which rarely happens because I’m not a very religious person but I’m really interested in understanding the three phases of Christian experience which is mentioned in the book.

Right now in my life,I need some kind of inspiration and if this book would be the deal breaker i need,Then I’m really looking forward to starting this amazing volume.
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I'm not really religious but I think that believing in a God or an existence much bigger and powerful than us that is there to protect us really helps people gain motivation to go through the day.
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I believe in God and his only begotten son, Jesus. I think this is a good book to help those that are at a spiritual dilemma. To help lift their spirits and give them comfort that others in the world are experiencing similar circumstances.
With that being said, i like to bible references but i could not continue listening to the sadness. I would give this a rating of 3 out of 5.
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