The Pharisees, they thought they knew
The way to God, the way to do
What pleased Him most, and earn His favor
By keeping rules, and being a neighbor
But they missed the point, of grace and love
They thought they could earn it, from above
But it's not about what we can do
It's about what Christ has already done for us, and is true
Sovereign grace, it's not about us
It's about God's great love, and His trust
In sending His Son, to die for our sin
And rise again, to make us new within
The Pharisees, they couldn't see
The truth of grace, it was hidden from me
But now I see, by faith I know
That Christ has saved me, and I am whole
No longer bound, by laws and rules
I am free, to live by His grace and truth
To love others, and share His love
And live in peace, with God above
So let the Pharisees, keep their ways
I'll follow Christ, and sing His praise
For His sovereign grace, it sets me free
And fills my life, with joy and glee.
About Brandan Kraft
Brandan Kraft is a computer programmer from the Missouri Ozarks who has been writing about the sovereign grace of God since 1997. He started with a website called bornagain.net, built it into PristineGrace.org, and has published over two hundred articles, nearly sixty songs, and a growing catalog of podcasts from his living room in Ashland, Kentucky. All without permission from anyone.
He holds no seminary degree, no denominational endorsement, and no theological credentials. He has been writing software for the same employer since 1998. He thinks in systems and believes that the sharpest doctrine should produce the widest arms.
His systematic theology, A Thought in the Mind of God, derives every position from one sentence and applies it across every domain - from ontology to eschatology, from the nature of the human mind to the nature of heaven and hell. It is available at pristinegrace.org/mind.
Brandan lives in Ashland, Kentucky with his wife Angie and their son Cole. He plays trombone in the Marshall University Tri-State Brass Band and changes a diaper twice a day on a cat named OJ who was once paralyzed and whom nobody else wanted.
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