448 quotes found
“We talk relationship but we live religion, with unsatisfying results. Christianity defines itself, first and foremost, as a relationship with God. Even though this is true, our human nature tends t...”
“To stand against the enemy is to rest in what Jesus has already done.”
“Grace shows that the Christian race is Gods race.”
“Life should be lived more from the heart and less from the head.”
“When we really understand it, we will always find grace offensive. And that's exactly the way it should be. If we start to feel comfortable with grace, then we've lost what it really means.”
“In order for grace to truly be grace, it has to extend to absolutely everyone, no matter what, no questions, no exceptions. Otherwise we think that somehow, by living a moral life...we've deserved it”
“Sam reached his hand toward mine, and I automatically put my fingers in his. With a guilty little smile, he pulled my hand toward his nose and took a sniff, and then another one. His smile widened,...”
“It may be better to live under robber barons than omnipotent moral busybodies.”
“You are loved by your maker not because you try to please him and succeed, or fail to please him and apologize, but because he wants to be your father.”
“Not immediately able to proceed, I stood there, inexpressibly grateful that my life, for all its terrors, is so filled with moments of grace.”
“It seemed possible to me, in the dry heat of that courtroom, that heaven was a metaphor for the grace of perspective you get when you die”
“The great heroes of other ancient cultures were strong and clever and virtuous, but the great Jewish heroes copulated with slaves (Abraham), showed they were willing to allow others to have sex wit...”
“Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.”
“I had to take the first step for myself.”
“Grace enters the soul where love lies serene.”
“Whatever mistakes her son might make in life, Cindy was sure God would have mercy on him. The church, she feared, might not.”
“It may take years of struggle and confession, battle and failure. The places in my life where I struggle with deadly sins are matters of a decade or more of focus, repentance, shame, and grace. Ive...”
“Take a step in the right direction and you will find your smile again. It will be there beaming by the light of Gods amazing grace.”
“Grace doesnt give me a free pass to act out how I feel, with no regard to His commands. Rather, His grace gives me consolation in the moment, with a challenge to learn from this situation and becom...”
“All you need is 5min or even less.....Go outside, look up the clear sky and thank the HEAVENS above you for the life you have and the blessings you receive on a daily basis. Why do we make it a mis...”
