Quotes about Grace
We are only prepared to receive and comprehend the grace of God when we have understood His infinite holiness and our incredible sinfulness.
— James MacDonald
For those who love God all things work together for good.
— James MacDonald
Grace easily turns to hyper-grace in a world that has lost its view of God's throne room and a biblical theology of sin.
— James MacDonald
Suffering related to circumstances beyond my control, suffering related to consequences of my besetting sin, and suffering caused by others who refused to see their own sin. In all these instances, the Lord has been at work, refining my focus upon personal holiness, amplifying my ministry through very humbling experiences, and reminding me repeatedly to extend grace not just to the gracious but to those who lack a grace I took too long to come to myself.
— James MacDonald
Yet many are living that very life, deluded by weak preaching and deceived by biblical illiteracy into thinking grace coddles the unrepentant.
— James MacDonald
God will call; they won't answer. Stubbornness of the heart is a terminal sickness. There is no solution for that condition apart from repentance and God's work of grace to break the heart.
— James MacDonald
If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.
— James MacDonald
people who have been saved by grace grow to love giving grace to others.
— James MacDonald
God can and will wipe all that shame and sadness away if you will only repent.
— James MacDonald
Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way
— James MacDonald
Does God love us even when our hearts are far from Him? The answer: Yes, He does!
— James MacDonald
Times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:20).
— James MacDonald