num_pages: 144
description: In Original Grace Adam S. Miller proposes an experiment in Restoration thinking: What if instead of implicitly affirming the traditional logic of original sin we as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints emphasized the deeper reality of God's original grace? What if we broke entirely with the belief that suffering can sometimes be deserved and claimed that suffering can never be deserved?In exploring these questions Miller draws on scriptures and the truths of the Restoration to reframe Christianity's traditional thinking about grace justice and sin. He outlines the logic of original sin versus that of original grace and generates fresh insights into how the doctrine of grace relates to justice creation forgiveness and more.As we embrace the reality of God's original grace and refuse the logic of original sin we achieve a deeper understanding of our relationship with Christ and the meaning of his atonement. Christ suffers with us in order to heal our wounds and redeem our suffering. He rescues us from sin by empowering us to exercise our agency and accept. God's original offer of grace. He fills us with this pure love by teaching us how to respond to all suffering the same way God does: with even more grace. Indeed as Miller suggests the very substance of salvation has always been a grace-filled partnership with Christ.
language: English
title: Original Grace
publisher: BYU Maxwell Institute/Deseret Book Company