Quotes About Grace

God's forgiveness does not imply that he tolerates sin; rather, he rejoices in a person's repentance, that the person has come to his senses, and that he has come to place himself at the mercy of God, knowing that he has no merit of his own. Accordingly, Jesus says, "There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:10).

Christ does for us what we are too cowardly and unfaithful to do.

the doctrine of election is foundational to Christian soteriology in particular.

Rather than choosing an individual because of any foreseen faith, the elect individual receives faith precisely because God has chosen him.

The will of the unregenerate man cannot assent to the gospel, but a person who has been regenerated by God has also been made willing to believe in Jesus Christ; God has changed his will.

Upon the offender's repentance (v. 29; Luke 17:3), God requires us to forgive from the heart (v. 35).

God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden" (Romans 9:18), and therefore election is "arbitrary," but not in the pejorative sense.

that you should forgive those who have wronged you if for no other reason than to benefit yourself, and that your forgiveness will probably benefit you more than those you forgive. This is unbiblical.

We must forgive others because we are not our own. Since God commands us to forgive people when they repent, we have no right to withhold forgiveness when they repent: "So watch yourselves. 'If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him'" (Luke 17:3).

regeneration must precede faith, and that faith itself is a gift from God.

the blood of Jesus does not only remove us from judgment, but the picture given to us is that it hides us from the most terrible and destructive power in all of existence – the wrath of God manifested in all of its fierceness and violence.

to underestimate the wrath of God is to underestimate the blood of Christ that saves us from it.

It is from the Bible that we obtain knowledge that is necessary for salvation. It is from the Bible that we come to know the message about Jesus Christ, that we need to be saved from sin and hell, and how we can be saved through him:

Forgiveness belongs to anyone who has faith – this is not the mere appearance of piety, but a sincere heart that has been transformed by God's grace, and that freely extends forgiveness to others (v. 25; also Matthew 18:21-35).

We are not saved by our own goodness, because we have none, but we are saved by God's sovereign mercy.

Plead with the Lord for forgiveness and restoration. Beg him to revive your heart by his Spirit.

Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden" (Romans 9:18).

JUSTIFICATION is an act of God by which he imputes the righteousness of Christ to the elect person, and declares that this elect person is righteous on the basis of the righteousness of Christ.

Faith is "a gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8) – it is something that God gives, and not something that we produce.

Salvation is really and wholly from God, from start to finish (Hebrews 12:2). F

Christianity teaches that man needs salvation, and that he is saved by faith in Jesus Christ.

The Bible does not say to the Christian, "Thank you for choosing Jesus Christ" or even "Congratulations on your wise decision"; rather, it says, "You did not choose me, but I chose you" (John 15:16). Needless to say, to misunderstand or even reverse this fundamental truth in our doctrine of salvation is to cripple a person's relationship with God at the very beginning. And for this person to perform the work of the ministry is to spread heresy.

He has no need of anything that you give him, as if you can give him anything, but you have need of him to give to you, and you are always entirely at his mercy. People sometimes forget that, or they simply refuse to acknowledge it.

Any act of kindness from God is solely due to his mercy offered through the covenant we have with him in Christ, and not as an obligatory payment for our service.