“Grace may be defined as the unmerited or undeserving favor of God to those who are under condemnation.” – Paul Enns (Moody Handbook of Theology, 196)
Grace in Christianity is the free and unmerited favour of God as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowing of blessings.Common Christian teaching is that grace is unmerited mercy (favor) that God gave to humanity by sending his Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cross, thus securing man's eternal salvation from sin.
Nobody on earth has the ability to fathom the depth of God's grace... Quite a number of Bible scholars have defined God's grace but we haven't seen a perfect or most qualified definition yet. God's grace means different things to different people, for one man - it's divine protection and for another - it's undeserved forgiveness... The grace of God is far beyond what words can express.
Here's a collection of God's grace quotes to give you a glimpse of what some amazing people think God's grace is. Also expect to be encouraged and challenged to: change your attitude, humble yourself and reconnect back to God because that's the only way one may get a deeper can help you to understanding of His grace.
Amazing Quotes About God's Grace:
1. "Grace is the very opposite of merit… Grace is not only undeserved favor, but it is favor, shown to the one who has deserved the very opposite." ― Harry Ironside
2. Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor. ― Dwight L. Moody
3. And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." ― James 4:6
4. “Grace is all that God is free to do for you, in you, with you and through you only because of the finished work of Jesus Christ.” ― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
5. “Repentance was never yet produced in any man's heart apart from the grace of God. As soon may you expect the leopard to regret the blood with which its fangs are moistened,—as soon might you expect the lion of the wood to abjure his cruel tyranny over the feeble beasts of the plain, as expect the sinner to make any confession, or offer any repentance that shall be accepted of God, unless grace shall first renew the heart.” ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon
6. "The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God’s wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers." ― A.W. Tozer
7. “Why should you boast? You are not saved by your works but by the grace of God.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
8. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. ― Ephesians 2:8
9. “It may not be an easy thing to live in sweet fellowship with all those with whom we come in contact; but that is what the grace of God is given to us for.” ― Dwight L. Moody
10. "Grace is a flow of the power of God through his people to accomplish his will among us. It is about his life manifesting in and among us." ― Gary Schulz, The Power of God's Grace
11. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life. ― Titus 3:7
12. “Why do we act as though our sin disqualifies us from the grace of God? That is the only thing that qualifies us! Anything else is a self-righteous attempt to earn God's grace. You cannot trust God's grace 99 percent. It's all or nothing. The problem, as I pointed out earlier, is that we want partial credit for our salvation. We want to be 1 percent of the equation. But if we try to save ourselves, we forfeit the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ alone, by grace through faith.” ― Mark Batterson, All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life
13. “My views on wealth redistribution were shaped largely by knowledge elites who earned their living by words and ideas--professors, writers, and movement leaders. Like most of the broadminded clergy I knew, I reasoned out of modern naturalistic premises, employing biblical narratives narrowly and selectively as I found them useful politically. The saving Grace of God on the cross was not in my mix of life changing ideas.” ― Thomas C. Oden, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir
14. "Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon." ― John Piper
15. "Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment 'as to the Lord.' It is only our daily bread that we are encouraged to ask for. The present is the only time in which any duty can be done or any grace received." ― C. S. Lewis
16. “I had rather mistrust my own capacity than God's justice.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
17. "Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see." ― John Newton
18. “Neither boost about your own strength nor dignity but the sacred grace of God.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
19. "The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: "grace." " ― Max Lucado
20. "Grace is but Glory begun, and Glory is but Grace perfected." ― Jonathan Edwards
21. "I want to focus on God's grace and give thanks for all the good things in my life. I don't want to focus on what I don't have." ― Joyce Meyers
22. "Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind."
― Matthew Henry
23. "Jesus has already paid the penalty. The work has been done. Are we to live good lives? Are we to do the best we can? Are we to think of others and live in peace? Of course! But to earn our salvation? Scripture is clear that we are saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves; not of works, lest anyone should boast. We live our lives in as righteous a manner as we can in thankful response to that priceless gift of God, our salvation, freely paid for on the cross by Christ himself." ― Tim LaHaye
24. "For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right." ― Psalm 84:11
25. "Everyone is up against something... No matter what you're up against, never forget that God's grace is always sufficient and unconditional." ― Chukwu Emmanuel
Grace in Christianity is the free and unmerited favour of God as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowing of blessings.Common Christian teaching is that grace is unmerited mercy (favor) that God gave to humanity by sending his Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cross, thus securing man's eternal salvation from sin.
Nobody on earth has the ability to fathom the depth of God's grace... Quite a number of Bible scholars have defined God's grace but we haven't seen a perfect or most qualified definition yet. God's grace means different things to different people, for one man - it's divine protection and for another - it's undeserved forgiveness... The grace of God is far beyond what words can express.
Here's a collection of God's grace quotes to give you a glimpse of what some amazing people think God's grace is. Also expect to be encouraged and challenged to: change your attitude, humble yourself and reconnect back to God because that's the only way one may get a deeper can help you to understanding of His grace.
Amazing Quotes About God's Grace:
1. "Grace is the very opposite of merit… Grace is not only undeserved favor, but it is favor, shown to the one who has deserved the very opposite." ― Harry Ironside
2. Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor. ― Dwight L. Moody
3. And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." ― James 4:6
4. “Grace is all that God is free to do for you, in you, with you and through you only because of the finished work of Jesus Christ.” ― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
5. “Repentance was never yet produced in any man's heart apart from the grace of God. As soon may you expect the leopard to regret the blood with which its fangs are moistened,—as soon might you expect the lion of the wood to abjure his cruel tyranny over the feeble beasts of the plain, as expect the sinner to make any confession, or offer any repentance that shall be accepted of God, unless grace shall first renew the heart.” ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon
6. "The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God’s wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers." ― A.W. Tozer
7. “Why should you boast? You are not saved by your works but by the grace of God.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
8. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. ― Ephesians 2:8
9. “It may not be an easy thing to live in sweet fellowship with all those with whom we come in contact; but that is what the grace of God is given to us for.” ― Dwight L. Moody
10. "Grace is a flow of the power of God through his people to accomplish his will among us. It is about his life manifesting in and among us." ― Gary Schulz, The Power of God's Grace
11. Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life. ― Titus 3:7
12. “Why do we act as though our sin disqualifies us from the grace of God? That is the only thing that qualifies us! Anything else is a self-righteous attempt to earn God's grace. You cannot trust God's grace 99 percent. It's all or nothing. The problem, as I pointed out earlier, is that we want partial credit for our salvation. We want to be 1 percent of the equation. But if we try to save ourselves, we forfeit the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ alone, by grace through faith.” ― Mark Batterson, All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life
13. “My views on wealth redistribution were shaped largely by knowledge elites who earned their living by words and ideas--professors, writers, and movement leaders. Like most of the broadminded clergy I knew, I reasoned out of modern naturalistic premises, employing biblical narratives narrowly and selectively as I found them useful politically. The saving Grace of God on the cross was not in my mix of life changing ideas.” ― Thomas C. Oden, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir
14. "Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon." ― John Piper
15. "Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future. Happy work is best done by the man who takes his long-term plans somewhat lightly and works from moment to moment 'as to the Lord.' It is only our daily bread that we are encouraged to ask for. The present is the only time in which any duty can be done or any grace received." ― C. S. Lewis
16. “I had rather mistrust my own capacity than God's justice.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
17. "Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see." ― John Newton
18. “Neither boost about your own strength nor dignity but the sacred grace of God.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
19. "The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: "grace." " ― Max Lucado
20. "Grace is but Glory begun, and Glory is but Grace perfected." ― Jonathan Edwards
21. "I want to focus on God's grace and give thanks for all the good things in my life. I don't want to focus on what I don't have." ― Joyce Meyers
22. "Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind."
― Matthew Henry
23. "Jesus has already paid the penalty. The work has been done. Are we to live good lives? Are we to do the best we can? Are we to think of others and live in peace? Of course! But to earn our salvation? Scripture is clear that we are saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves; not of works, lest anyone should boast. We live our lives in as righteous a manner as we can in thankful response to that priceless gift of God, our salvation, freely paid for on the cross by Christ himself." ― Tim LaHaye
24. "For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right." ― Psalm 84:11
25. "Everyone is up against something... No matter what you're up against, never forget that God's grace is always sufficient and unconditional." ― Chukwu Emmanuel