Quotes about Sacrifice
Modern humanity does not perceive the world as worth God dying for. We Christians must demonstrate it.
— Philip Yancey
Grace is unfair, which is one of the hardest things about it.
— Philip Yancey
Fulfillment comes not in pursuit of happiness, but rather in pursuit of service.
— Philip Yancey
C. S. Lewis said, "If you read history you will find out that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next… Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
— Philip Yancey
grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us.
— Philip Yancey
Jesus requires—no, demands—a response of forgiveness.
— Philip Yancey
We in the body of Christ are called to show love when God seems not to.
— Philip Yancey
The One who had the right to destroy the world—and had nearly done so once in Noah's day—chose instead to love the world, at any cost.
— Philip Yancey
Why are we here? God wants us to flourish, and paradoxically we flourish best by obeying rather than rebelling, by giving more than receiving, by serving rather than being served.
— Philip Yancey
From Jesus I learn that, whatever activism I get involved in, it must not drive out love and humility, or otherwise I betray the kingdom of heaven. The Jesus I Never Knew (244 — 45)
— Philip Yancey
Allen Yuan had served a term of twenty-two years at hard labor for holding unauthorized church meetings in China.
— Philip Yancey
Calvary broke up the logjam between justice and forgiveness. By accepting onto his innocent self all the severe demands of justice, Jesus broke forever the chain of ungrace.
— Philip Yancey