Quotes About Grace

Trust that God is big enough to save anyone—even you.

Cuando la gracia de Cristo ilumine su vida, descubrirá que no hace las cosas por temor, por vergüenza o por culpa, sino que las hace por amor.

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were thus occupied were not benefited. (Heb. 13:7–9)

En lugar de enfocarse en las obras de la carne, Jesús habló acerca del corazón. En lugar de exigir que el pecador cumpliera una larga lista de requisitos, hizo énfasis en la fe, aunque esta fuera tan pequeña como un grano de mostaza.

grace strengthens us. It strengthens our hearts, awakens in us the courage to stand firm.

When God's in it ... it flows. When the flesh is in it ... it's forced.

I gird myself today with the power of God: God's strength to comfort me, God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, God's hand to lead me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me. ..

Un espíritu humilde, nacido de una profunda convicción de que no somos nada, es una gracia que adorna.

The Word didn't become flesh to establish a new religion. He became one of us to restore a broken relationship. He came to restore the true worship of God, which doesn't presume to earn His blessing through good deeds but rejoices in the unmerited favor He delights to give. Unfortunately, the roots of pride run deep into our flesh; therefore, the ability to accept grace does not come naturally, only supernaturally.

the word murderer, let me put it another way. We are not sinners because we have committed sins. We sin because we are sinners. The

El Espíritu Santo viene para darnos una forma de vida completamente diferente. una vida que se desarrolla en un plano diferente. Se vive por encima de la culpa y la vergüenza, se vive por encima de los temores de la vida. Nos capacita para vivir como vencedores y no como víctimas.

But have eternal life." We are destined to die physically and we exist in a kind of living death in the meantime. While nothing will halt the process of decay, and nothing will prevent the end of physical life, God's grace will not allow death to reign supreme. Evil will not have the final word. Life—eternal, incorruptible, abundant life—is offered to all who will receive it through faith.

What grace! Jesus reveals the true nature of God. He longs to see His creation saved from the just penalty of sin to thrive forever in His presence. Therefore, the Son of God came to earth to save all humanity from judgment. What hope!

God is never absent so He need not be "summoned", nor do we possess the power to summon Him; the thing in need of summoning, and of redemption from ghaflah ("heedlessness") is the subtle spiritual attention of the Sufi to His Grace and His Presence.

I used to think the power of words was inexhaustible, That how we said the world was how it was, and how it would be, I used to imagine that word-sway and word thunder Would silence the Silence and all that, That words were the Word, That language could lead us inexplicably to grace, As though it were geographical. I used to think these things when I was young. I still do.

THINGS HAVE ENDS AND BEGINNINGS" Cloud mountains rise over mountain range. Silence and quietness,                             sky bright as water, sky bright as lake water. Grace is the instinct for knowing when to stop. And where.

O GOD, enthroned in heaven, I long to have my eyes fixed on you as the psalmist did. Draw me to you, Lord, as I lift my eyes to your throne for your mercy and grace today. Keep me from distractions that would take my eyes from you and make my focus fuzzy. And give me attentiveness to your Holy Spirit's "signals" in my heart and life today.

A wrong view of God leads inevitably to a failure to enjoy and grow in His grace. Failure to appreciate His love, His kindness and generous heart leads eventually to a life which bears no fruit and makes no progress. The lesson is clear: if you would grow in grace, learn what grace is. Taste and see that the Lord is good. —SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON (1948–), Scottish preacher and theologian

Those whose kernels were cracked by benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble.

those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble.

around her slender waist.

God delights to do ... impossible things through improbable people to impart exceeding grace to undeserving recipients.

the closest we ever get to loving others like God loved us is when we give somebody a second chance to hurt us. [Waite Evers, as quoted by Clay Bledsoe]

I took her hands in both of mine. "Darlin', what happened in those woods does not define the rest of your life. People might look at you and say, 'There's that woman that was taken to the cabin in Kentucky.' But God doesn't look at you that way. He says, 'There's my daughter. There's my spotless bride that my Son died for.' What happened out there does not have to follow you.