Quotes about Compassion
by denying forgiveness to others, we are in effect determining them unworthy of God's forgiveness, and thus so are we.
— Philip Yancey
The kingdom of suffering is a democracy, and we all stand in it or alongside it with nothing but our naked humanity.
— Philip Yancey
How differently will I relate to the uncommitted if I view them not as evil or unsaved but rather as lost.
— Philip Yancey
As a counterbalance to the list of seven deadly sins, the church in the Middle Ages came up with a list of seven works of mercy: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, house the homeless, visit the sick, ransom the captive, bury the dead.
— Philip Yancey
What would it look like if a Christian took literally Jesus' sweeping commands and acted on them. What would a Good Samaritan look like today, in urban America?
— Philip Yancey
no one offers the name of a philosopher when I ask the question, "Who helped you most?" Most often they answer by describing a quiet, unassuming person. Someone who was there whenever needed, who listened more than talked, who didn't keep glancing down at a watch, who hugged and touched, and cried.
— Philip Yancey
The world starves for grace.
— Philip Yancey
I can never figure out how to have a friendly conversation with someone when my main point is that they are going to Hell.
— Philip Yancey
sacrificial love is one of the most powerful weapons in the Christian's arsenal of grace.
— Philip Yancey
How can Christians dispense grace in a society that seems to be veering away from God?
— Philip Yancey
Gordon MacDonald said, the world can do anything the church can do except one thing: it cannot show grace.
— Philip Yancey
In sum, I would far rather convey grace than explain it.
— Philip Yancey