What if the heart of the gospel is simpler than we’ve been told? For centuries, Christians have wrestled with the meaning of grace—how it saves, how it works, and whether it can ever be lost or earned. In the sixteenth century, those questions reached a defining moment, when certain teachings about grace and justification were formally condemned. The echoes of those decisions still shape the Church today. For by Grace: A Return to the Heart of the Gospel invites readers to step back from inherited assumptions and return to Scripture itself. With pastoral clarity and biblical depth, this book reexamines the gospel of grace in light of the anathemas issued at the Council of Trent—not to provoke controversy, but to ask an honest question: What does the Bible actually say about how sinners are made right with God? Rooted in Scripture and centered on Christ, this book explores grace not as a reward to be secured, but as a gift to be received—freely, fully, and finally. It invites readers to consider whether the gospel has been protected, or unintentionally complicated. Written for both Catholic and Protestant audiences, For by Grace is an invitation—to listen carefully to Scripture, to examine long-held beliefs with humility, and to rediscover the assurance that flows from grace alone. Because if grace must be earned, it is no longer grace.