Quotes about Acceptance
God already knows who we are; we are the ones who must find a way to come to terms with our true selves.
- Philip Yancey
if I care to listen, I hear a loud whisper from the gospel that I did not get what I deserved.
- Philip Yancey
The only thing harder than forgiveness is the alternative.
- Philip Yancey
a man who admits no guilt can accept no forgiveness.
- Philip Yancey
What would it mean, I ask myself, if I too came to the place where I saw my primary identity in life as "the one Jesus loves"? How differently would I view myself at the end of a day?
- Philip Yancey
the down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome among his followers. What has happened?
- Philip Yancey
You cannot earn God's acceptance by climbing; you must receive it as a gift.
- Philip Yancey
How would my life change if I truly believed the Bible's astounding words about God's love for me, if I looked in the mirror and saw what God sees?
- Philip Yancey
grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us less—no amount of racism or pride or pornography or adultery or even murder. Grace means that God already loves us as much as an infinite God can possibly love.
- Philip Yancey
grace means there is nothing I can do to make God love me more, and nothing I can do to make God love me less.
- Philip Yancey
Authentically Me I will accept and celebrate my uniqueness, and will esteem and encourage the distinctions I admire in others.
- Priscilla Shirer
We must take God with an as-is sticker on Him. No return policy.
- Priscilla Shirer