Quotes about Grace
O most merciful Father, put far from me all my iniquities and all my offences; so that, by Thee made whole in body and in soul, I may be accounted worthy to approach the Holy of holies.
— Ambrose of Milan
Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.
— Jerry Bridges
At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.
— E Stanley Jones
Christ died to save this lost world; he did not come to destroy, maim or pour out wrath.
— David Wilkerson
Yes, I'm a miserable, wretched sinner, but He loves me. And to Him, I'm His child, and I can walk in that love and that understanding.
— Jeremy Camp
My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at once. The eyes of those who saw them, He made even blind; and He has blotted them out of their memory.
— Teresa of Avila
Wrinkles happen to human beings.
— Jennifer Aniston
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven.
— Billy Graham
Dearest Lord Jesus, keep me from sin, protect me from evil, and bring peace within.
— Hannah Alexander
The third thing that I learned was that you, my Lord, never regarded me as I actually was, lame and weak and crooked and cowardly. You saw me as I would be when you had done what you promised and had brought me to the High Places, when it could be truly said, 'There is none that walks with such a queenly ease, nor with such grace, as she.'
— Hannah Hurnard
Accept and bear and obey the Law of Love, and nothing will be able to cripple your hinds' feet or to separate you from me. This is the secret of the High Places, Grace and Glory, it is the lovely and perfect law of the whole universe. It is this that makes the radiant joy of the Heavenly Places.
— Hannah Hurnard
Christ came into the world to save sinners, not good people, and your unworthiness is your greatest claim for His salvation.
— Hannah Whitall Smith