Quotes About Grace

Conversationally, we were Fred and Ginger -- spin, slide, shuffle, bend.

Leaning on a cane, with a book tucked under her free arm, she navigated carefully across the grass, her eyes on the ground, and then just as she got to where we sat, she raised her head - her white hairs starry as dandelion fluff in the morning sun - and smiled at me. "Courage, dear heart," she said in a ringing, surprisingly young voice, then dropped her eyes and walked on.

When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face—' Her hand touched his, stopping him.

And what defines true elegance?' she asked wryly as they crossed the wide, empty, cobbled streets. 'Dressing with care.' 'Is that all?' 'Far from it. But that is the essence.

I listened to the wind bury winter; and when I tasted his grace, his grace had no name; only, night became something else in his presence, as though darkness had a soul, here, swaying to heartbeats roaring.

Thank you' is a wonderful phrase. Use it. It will add stature to your soul.

We are His children, and if we ever got that through our heads thoroughly, understood that completely, we would never do a small thing, we would never say a cross word, we would not use bad language, we would not criticize anybody, we would love everyone the way the Savior loves us.

The Gospel of John tells us that the Word who was made flesh and dwelt among us, full of glorious grace and truth, was also the Word through whom all things- all phenomena in nature, all capacities for fruitful interaction, all the kinds of beauty- were made. To honor that Word as he deserves to be honored,evangelicals must know both Christ and what he has made.

Spener, along with later pietists and evangelicals, also regarded the sacraments more as occasions for fresh experiences of God within the heart than as the objective offering of grace, which had been the view of the major reformers.

Rise to greet the sun Red in the eastern sky, Like a glorious bridegroom His joyous race to run. Flying birds in heavens high, Fragrant flowers abloom Tell the gracious Father's nigh, Now His work assume. May this day be blest, Trusting in Jesus' care, Heart and mind illumined By heaven's radiance fair. Thanks for raiment unadorned, Rice and wholesome food; These the Lord in mercy gives, Never failing good.[135]

The church survives by the mercy of God, not because of the wisdom, purity, or consistent faithfulness of Christians.

Why do we act as though our sin disqualifies us from the grace of God? That is the only thing that qualifies us! Anything else is a self-righteous attempt to earn God's grace. You cannot trust God's grace 99 percent. It's all or nothing. The problem, as I pointed out earlier, is that we want partial credit for our salvation. We want to be 1 percent of the equation. But if we try to save ourselves, we forfeit the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ alone, by grace through faith.

Grace is the catalyst that turns guilt into gratitude. One act of grace can turn the worst moment into the defining moment of someone's life. You can be that agent of grace.

God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called. -The Circle Maker-

If we repent, God always recycles our mistakes.

Do you trust that God is for you even when He doesn't give you what you asked for?

love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That is the kind of love Jesus shows to us.

There is no regret God cannot redeem.

We're too Christian to enjoy sin and too sinful to enjoy Christ. We've got just enough Jesus to be informed, but not enough to be transformed.

I live by the maxim, love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That how you change someone's life forever.

No matter how many wrong turns we've taken and no matter how many detours we've been down, it's God's grace that gets us back onto the parade route.

God wants to do so much more than simply forgive your sin. He wants to leverage your past regrets for His eternal purpose.

But God always has a holy surprise up His sovereign sleeve. And when we pray, God throws surprise parties!

When we enter into a covenant relationship with God, we tend to focus on the fact that we are legally and morally bound to God, but God is also legally and morally bound to us. The gospel demands that we give all of ourselves to God, but when we do, God gives all of Himself to us.