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    Sola Gratia is an open Christian book club meeting Thursdays at 12 pm Mountain / 2 pm Eastern / 7 pm UK / 8 pm Central Europe. This is an informal gathering to read and discuss Bible passages and topics with the aid of a well-informed commentary. It was started by a group of open-minded Christians who in the past belonged to a high-control and/or works-based religious community which obscured the notion of salvation by Grace. We meet together with the intention of experiencing metanoia, a changing of mind. We do this by reading Scripture in a spirit of curiosity and love, aiming to interpret it with the lenses of Grace and Gospel, and with the aid of a well-respected commentary. It is our desire that these discussions will help us to wrestle with strongholds such as superiority and exclusivity, self-righteousness, toxic religiosity, and fear and hate. You don't need to own the book or have read the material to attend or participate. Attendees will have the option of singing up for a free virtual library account to access the title we're currently considering. (House rules) For the interests of being of one accord in our discussions, we will respect the five solae: ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_solae ). 1. Sola Scriptura: Scripture alone is the ultimate authority in matters of faith.  2. Sola Fide: Salvation is by faith alone, without reliance on good works.  3. Sola Gratia: Salvation is by God's grace alone, not earned by human merit.  4. Solus Christus: Christ alone is the mediator between God and humanity.  5. Soli Deo Gloria: Glory is to be ascribed to God alone in all aspects of life.  This group is open to and will be attended by people of various persuasions and convictions within the Christian umbrella. We aim to be an open, safe, judgement-free and toxic-free space, and will not welcome comments critical of the beliefs, practices and/or moral codes of Christians different from us. We will also not welcome any attempts to convert people to any particular denomination or church. All are welcome to attend or stop attending at any time. It is a layperson, volunteer-run, group which has no expenses and no motives apart from providing a safe space where can gather to support one another, heal, find inspiration, and grow. Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82620720814?pwd=x4RUZtwILWHIIt60kxB72Q6m8BcDci.1 Zoom ID#: 826 2072 0814 Passcode: eph2v8
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  • Thursday, September 11 Chapter 12 Unwrathing the Cross part I The Gospel Metaphors “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” — Hebrews 2:14-15 —

    1. Thursday, August 28 HIATUS Thursday, Sept 4 Chapter 11 Divine Wrath as Giving Over “He conquered the wrath not by strength of body and not by force of arms, but by his word he subdued the punisher, appealing to the promises and covenants given to our fathers.” — Wisdom of Solomon 18:2 “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.” — Jesus to Saul of Tarsus (Acts 26:14 KJV)

      1. Thursday, August 21 Part 3 - Unwrathing God Chapter 10: Love and Wrath as Consent Thus the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. - Jeremiah 25:15

        1. Thursday, August 14 Chapter 9 God is Good & Sh** Happens God’s goodness and human affliction “I am ceaselessly torn between the goodness of God and the affliction of humankind, and the link between the two.” — Simone Weil (Seventy Letters) “The theologian of glory says that evil is good and good evil; the theologian of the Cross says that the thing is as it is.” — Martin Luther (The Heidelberg Disputation)

          1. Thursday, August 7 Chapter 8 The Cross as Divine Participation "For whatever reason, since humankind showed up on the scene, God does nothing without a human partner." - Bishop Desmond Tutu

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              1. Thursday, July 24 Chapter 7, The Cross as Divine Consent "A king who dies on the Cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer "God not incarnate is not really God; he has been incarnate and sacrificed from the beginning; "the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world." - Simone Weil

                1. Thursday, July 17 Part 2: The Cruciform God In which we see Christ - and particularly Christ crucified - as the climax of God's self-revelation Chapter 6: Of Lions, Lambs, and Donkeys

                  1. Thursday July 10 Chapter 5 Word Made Flesh - The Christlike God

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                      Thursday July 3 Chapter 4 God of Will or God of Love? "Does God command a thing because it is good, or is it good because God commands it?" - Plato