Quotes related to Ephesians 2:8-9
Our Lord God shewed that a deed shall be done, and Himself shall do it, and I shall do nothing but sin, and my sin shall not hinder His Goodness working.
— Julian of Norwich
How is it more for the glory of God to save man irresistibly, than to save him as a free agent, by such grace as he may either concur or resist?
— John Wesley
All the goodness I have within me is totally from the Lord alone. When I sin, it is from me and is done on my own, but when I act righteously, it is wholly and completely of God.
— Charles Spurgeon
The world loves the Saint, and Christ loves the sinner.
— Oscar Wilde
The gospel is only good news when we understand the bad news.
— RC Sproul
Heaven is not for good people, it's for forgiven people.
— Greg Laurie
Good people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
— Andy Stanley
Anyone can devise a plan by which good people may go to Heaven. Only God can devise a plan whereby sinners, who are His enemies, can go to Heaven.
— Lewis Sperry Chafer
Christianity is not about good people getting better. It is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good.
— Tullian Tchividjian
The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God's mercy!
— Brennan Manning
Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.
— Andy Stanley
The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been made good by the supernatural grace of God.
— Oswald Chambers