Quotes about Grace
There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
— Francis de Sales
Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Men, even the elect, have too many infirmities to come to Christ without help from heaven; inviting will not do.
— John Bunyan
[Christ] does not give [men] light but from moment to moment; the instant He withdraws, all is darkness.... God does not give them a stock of holiness.
— John Wesley
Some have more capacity. Some proceed a few steps along the way. But Christ seemed to love all men. He desired all to be saved.
— Dorothy Day
By the grace of God, I'll be that man.
— DL Moody
The mercy of Jesus is not just sentiment: indeed it is a force that gives life, that raises man up!
— Pope Francis
God ordained for every man one and the same means of salvation.
— Pope Leo I
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.
— Henry Ward Beecher
When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men.
— John Owen
What is offered to man's apprehension in any specific revelation of Christ is the living God himself.
— Karl Barth
The higher a man is in grace, the lower he will be in his own esteem.
— Charles Spurgeon