Quotes about Grace

The decision to forgive is first a heart transaction between you and God. It is a willingness to give up your desire to hold onto (and in some way punish the person for) his offense against you. Instead, you entrust the person and the offense to God, believing that he is righteous and just. You make a decision to respond to this person with an attitude of grace and forgiveness.

holding onto an offense will make you a bitter and unloving person, and you will inevitably damage all your relationships.

Weak and needy people finding their hope in Christ's grace are what mark a mature relationship. The most dangerous aspect of your relationships is not your weakness, but your delusions of strength. Self-reliance is almost always a component of a bad relationship. While

The fact that our relationships work as well as they do is a sure sign of grace

Even if he never does this, I am called to maintain an attitude of forgiveness toward the offender.

it. Many parents have successfully raised self-righteous little Pharisees. When they look at themselves, they do not see a sinner in desperate need, so they are not grateful for a Savior. Sadly, the same is true of many of their parents.

Because of the coexistence of sin and grace, we all shift between denying and affirming our humanity.

Christ brings the assets. We bring the liabilities. Yet Christ still joins himself to us!

Our experience of reconciling grace is expressed every time we pool our resources for the kingdom of God.

Godly relationships flourish best between two humble people who acknowledge their weaknesses and sins and their need for grace.

He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." That good work begins in relationship to Jesus and is brought to completion within an ever-deepening union with him.

Christian friendships do not simply help us bask in the sunshine of God's grace; they also help us to roll up our sleeves and strive after holiness.