Quotes about Redemption
Sincere biblical repentance is as much a work of grace as not sinning in the first place. To err is human, to make progress is divine.
— Kevin DeYoung
In the Old Testament, we are continually told that our good works are not enough, that God has made a provision. This provision is pointed to at every place in the Old Testament.
— Tullian Tchividjian
Grace could not have done it's curing work if the law had not first done its crushing work.
— Tullian Tchividjian
He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.
— Martin Luther
We do not do good works to get into heaven; we do good works because heaven has gotten to us.
— Peter Kreeft
Pray for and work for fullness of life above every thing; full red blood in the body; full honesty and truth in the mind; and the fullness of a grateful love for the Saviour in your heart.
— Phillips Brooks
The gospel is the proclamation of the person and work of Jesus Christ and how those benefits can be applied to us by faith alone.
— RC Sproul
By trusting Christ's redemptive work for us, we can enter into what we long for: the happiness found only in God.
— Randy Alcorn
Nothing we formulate or do can qualify us for access to God. Only grace can do that- based not on our performance but on the saving work of Christ.
— Timothy Keller
The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them!
— Charles Spurgeon
Evil did not catch God by surprise. He had a rescue plan, and He's still in the process of working out His plan.
— Greg Koukl