Quotes about Grace

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.

As we live with each other in the middle of the already and the not yet, we need more than elevated emotion and accurate understanding. We need eyes to see this one amazing reality: we are Christ's and he is ours. We need to see that it is spiritually impossible for us to ever be alone. His amazing resources of grace are constantly at our disposal.

To the degree that you forget you are a sinner, you will underestimate your daily need for Christ and the relationships in his body that are his tools of change.

I was good at helping other people see and own their sin. But I was not willing to believe that my need was just as desperate. Maybe I was blinded by my theological knowledge or my pastoral skill. But

Jesus is pointing to an internal reality of grace that expresses itself in observable changes in individuals and their relationships.

Humility enables us to see our own sin before we focus on the sin and weaknesses of another.