“God, in His infinite mercy, has devised a way whereby, without infringing on His own honor, He can have mercy on you, the guilty and the undeserving?

Jesus Christ, very God of very God, has descended from heaven, and was made in the likeness of sinful flesh. Begotten of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary; He lived in this world a life of exemplary holiness, and of the deepest suffering, until at last He gave Himself up to die for our sins, ‘the just for the unjust, to bring us to God.’ And now the plan of salvation is simply declared unto you—‘Whosoever believes in the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved.”

You have violated all the precepts of God, and have disdained His mercy and dared His vengeance, yet there is still mercy proclaimed, for “whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”
— Charles Spurgeon

The Gospel of Grace

What do we mean when we say, The Gospel of Grace? It means that we believe that the wondrous gift of God - the death and resurrection of His very own Son - is the only means of our salvation. It means that the heart of our soul is deeply broken at the knowledge that Jesus suffered and died for me (the Gospel) - that through Christ’s death and resurrection alone we have been brought from death to life. We add nothing and we bring nothing - it is a free gift (the Grace).

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.” Galatians 2:20-21 ESV

  • We were dead in our transgressions, but God intervened.

  • We were in bondage to sin, but God intervened.

  • We were objects of wrath, but God intervened.

  • Our condition was hopeless, but praise be to God, He intervened - by grace we are saved.

The Gospel of Grace frees our:

  • relationships - we can be real and transparent about our sin, failure, struggles, and everything because we are fully loved and redeemed by Christ alone. By this our Community is Transforming.

  • worship - our praise is filled with humble thanksgiving and love for Christ and His church.

  • ministry - we serve not out of compulsion to be seen by others, but with the same sacrificial love that we have been richly given. This is how we are Neighbor Loving.

Riverside Church is part of the Presbyterian Church in America ( PCA )