Quotes about Grace

Forgiveness may be unfair—it is, by definition—but at least it provides a way to halt the juggernaut of retribution.

Calvary broke up the logjam between justice and forgiveness. By accepting onto his innocent self all the severe demands of justice, Jesus broke forever the chain of ungrace.

The law did not encourage obedience, rather it magnified disobedience. Law merely indicated the sickness; grace brought about the cure.

prayer incorporates the unknown and unpredictable in the outworking of God's grace.

Forgiveness is an act of faith.

Having fallen from the absolute Ideal, we have nowhere to land but in the safety net of absolute grace.

The gospel of grace begins and ends with forgiveness. And people write songs with titles like "Amazing Grace" for one reason: grace is the only force in the universe powerful enough to break the chains that enslave generations. Grace alone melts ungrace.

By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out.

suffering can serve as instruments to teach us the value of dependence, and unless we learn dependence we will never experience grace. The apostle Paul gave the Corinthians an

Though wrong does not disappear when I forgive, it loses its grip on me and is taken over by God, who knows what to do. Such a decision involves risk, of course: the risk that God may not deal with the person as I would want.

Church is a place where I can say, unashamedly, I don't need to sin. I need another sinner.

I fight the tentacular grip of ungrace in my own life. Although I may not perpetuate the strictness of my upbringing, I battle daily against pride, judgmentalism, and a feeling that I must somehow earn God's approval.